The right-wing ultra-liberal Javier Milei is the new elected president of Argentina. With 86% of the votes counted, the anarcho-capitalist won the runoff with 56% against the progressive Peronist candidate Sergio Massa (44.04%), in a historic and crucial election for the country.
For more information Photo Agency ANSA Javier Milei and the dream of Argentina as a world power – THE PROFILE “We will get Argentina back on its feet and in 25 years we will be a world power, we will put an end to the Peronist model.” has impoverished the country “. (HANDLING)
“Today begins the end of Argentine decadence. We begin to rebuild and turn a page in our history. We take up the path again that we should never have lost. The model of the state that impoverishes and blesses only some while the majority suffers is ending “A historic evening, let us return to the idea of freedom,” said the new head of state in his first speech.
After putting the leather jacket in the wardrobe, Milei appeared in a jacket and tie next to his sister Karina, his support throughout the entire election campaign, combed and freshly combed by the hairdresser. “We know there are people who will fight back to maintain their privileges. We will be relentless: within the law everything, outside the law nothing,” he warned, warning the caste and calling on the Peronist government of Alberto Fernandez to “take responsibility.” of the country until the end of the mandate”.
Milei will take up his mandate on December 10, exactly on the fortieth anniversary of democracy since the last military dictatorship. “The situation is dramatic, there is no room for pace-setting, for half-measures,” said the winner, citing inflation, poverty, misery and insecurity as the most pressing challenges. “Argentina has a future and is liberal,” he then stated, promising that the country would be “a world power” in 35 years.
In his talk, Milei avoided talking about his flagships such as dollarization or the closure of the central bank. But he couldn’t help but express his motto: “Long live freedom, damn it.” “Long live freedom, damn it!” exclaimed the roar of his people before hugging his parents while In cities across the country, from Buenos Aires to Cordoba to Mendoza, thousands gathered with blue and white flags to celebrate with songs. Dances, drum rolls and carousels.
A few hours earlier, Massa had made a dramatic speech admitting defeat by leaving the place while the vote count was still underway. “Argentina has a solid and strong democratic system that always respects results. Obviously the result is not what we expected and I have contacted Javier Milei to congratulate him and wish him good luck as he will be the next president. He is the elected president of the majority for the next four years,” declared the Minister of Economic Affairs, to the disappointment of his supporters, who nevertheless applauded him.
“I did it,” he commented, “in the belief that the most important thing we must leave tonight is the message that coexistence, dialogue and respect for peace are the best way in the face of so much violence and disqualification, that we can take.” However, Argentines have “chosen a different path,” he stressed, “and from tomorrow the responsibility for providing certainties and transferring guarantees at social, political and economic levels lies with the elected president. We hope he does.”
Milei’s victory was already in the air when the polls closed. “We have preliminary data that gives us confidence. Change is beginning in Argentina,” declared the speakers of La Libertad Avanza, without hiding a certain enthusiasm. An atmosphere that was also confirmed by the euphoric message sent to all polling station observers by former President Mauricio Macri and Patricia Bullrich, the candidate of Together for Change (center-right), who did not take part in the election and pledged her support to Milei , said they were “very satisfied” with the work they had done, and initial rumors already pointed to a clear victory.
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