Amid applause and cheers, the elected President of Argentina, Javier Milei, took the stage after ten o’clock in the evening, where his sister Karina, El Jefe, was waiting for him. “Good evening to all good Argentines,” he began, “today the reconstruction of Argentina begins.” It will not be an easy task, expected the representative of La Libertad Avanza, but it will require drastic and urgent changes. He knows that some of the population will resist these changes, but warned that he will mercilessly confront violent protests.
“Argentina, Argentina,” those present in the election bunker, located in a central hotel in Buenos Aires, interrupted his speech. The far-right overtook their rival, Peronist Sergio Massa, with 56% of the vote.
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“Today is a historic night for Argentina. “Thank you to those who worked for two years to achieve the miracle of having a liberal-libertarian president,” said this economist, who moved from television sets to politics in 2021, where he was distinguished by his angry attacks on the government and the USA had become popular bank. Central. He understood like no other the exhaustion of Argentines in the face of the umpteenth economic crisis and his radical proposals to get out of this crisis catapulted him into the Argentine presidency this Sunday.
Milei stressed that under his government Argentina will strictly respect the commitments it has made and respect private property and free trade. “The model of decadence is over, there is no going back,” he said, alluding to Kirchnerism, which has dominated 16 of the last 20 years. The president-elect accused his predecessors of taking Argentina from one of the world’s richest countries to 130th, where 40% of the population is in poverty.
“Let them all go, don’t let a single one stay,” the public urged him.
The party had started two hours earlier when Massa admitted defeat and congratulated Milei. Milei’s followers began hugging each other and jumping in circles, happy and still in disbelief.
Milei thanked former President Mauricio Macri and his Together for Change candidate Patricia Bullrich for the explicit support of his candidacy and help in monitoring the tables. It remains to be seen what cooperation they will build to form a government, since La Libertad Avanza will have a minority in the two chambers of parliament and will need alliances to enforce the laws with which it wants to transform the country.
To achieve this, Milei extended his hand to “all who want to join the new Argentina” and strongly warned those who resisted: “Within the law everything, outside the law nothing.” There is no place in this new Argentina for violent people. “We will act ruthlessly against those who seek to use violence to maintain their privileges.”
The far-right leader made it clear that changes will begin as soon as he takes office on December 10. “The situation in Argentina is critical. The changes our country needs are drastic, there is no room for gradualism, there is no room for lukewarmness, there is no room for half measures.” Milei warned that if there is no crisis, Argentina is heading for the worst crisis in its history Implement immediate measures.
The president-elect signed off with the phrase that he repeated throughout his campaign. “Long live freedom, damn it.” From the stage in the bunker, the economist went to celebrate and greet the thousands of sympathizers who were euphorically waiting for him on the street.