{"id":15096,"date":"2023-12-11T05:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T23:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/argentinas-newly-elected-president-libertarian-javier-milei-sworn-into-office\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T05:17:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T23:47:53","slug":"argentinas-newly-elected-president-libertarian-javier-milei-sworn-into-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/argentinas-newly-elected-president-libertarian-javier-milei-sworn-into-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina\u2019s newly elected president, Libertarian Javier Milei, sworn into office"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Argentina\u2019s newly elected president, Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist whose sensational rhetoric drew comparisons to former U.S.\u00a0President Donald Trump, was sworn into office on Sunday<\/p>\n

During his inaugural address, Milei reportedly spoke about the nation\u2019s economic emergency and sought to prepare the public for a major adjustment to public spending cuts.<\/p>\n

“We don\u2019t have alternatives and we don\u2019t have time. We don\u2019t have margin for sterile discussions. Our country demands action, and immediate action. The political class left the country at the brink of its biggest crisis in history,” he said to thousands of supporters in the capital, Buenos Aires, according to the Associated Press. “We don\u2019t desire the hard decisions that will be need to be made in coming weeks, but lamentably they didn\u2019t leave us any option.”<\/p>\n

\u2018SHOCK THERAPY\u2019 LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE JAVIER MILEI, WHO RAN AS OUTSIDER, WINS ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Argentinas new president, Javier Milei, gestures from a balcony of the Casa Rosada government palace during his inauguration day in Buenos Aires on December 10, 2023. Libertarian economist Javier Milei was sworn in Sunday as Argentinas president, after a resounding election victory fuelled by fury over the countrys economic crisis.\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Argentina has South America\u2019s second-largest economy, but it is suffering 143% annual inflation, causing the country\u2019s currency to plummet.<\/p>\n

The country also has a trade deficit of $43 billion as well as $45 billion in debt to the International Monetary Fund, with $10.6 billion due to private and multilateral creditors by April.<\/p>\n

Milei has said, “There\u2019s no money,” and on Sunday he repeated the notion and explained why a gradualist approach that requires financing is not an option.<\/p>\n

ARGENTINA WON’T JOIN BRICS AS SCHEDULED, SAYS MEMBER OF MILEI’S TRANSITION TEAM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – DECEMBER 10: A woman shows Javier Milei masks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 10, 2023. Javier Milei entered the Casa Rosada (seat of government) for the first time as Argentina’s head of state.<\/span> (Photo by Lucas Aguayo Araos\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Still, he promised his supporters that his proposed change would mostly affect the state instead of the private sector and represents the first step to regaining prosperity.<\/p>\n

“We know that in the short term the situation will worsen, but soon we will see the fruits of our effort, having created the base for solid and sustainable growth,” Milei said.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Milei was sworn into office inside the National Congress building and the ceremony included outgoing President Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez placing the presidential sash upon him. Some of the assembled lawmakers chanted “Liberty!”<\/p>\n

ARGENTINA’S MILEI EXTENDS PUBLIC INVITATION TO MUSK: \u2018WE NEED TO TALK, ELON\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – DECEMBER 10: President of Argentina Javier Milei gives a speech after the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony at “Casa Rosada” Presidential Palace on December 10, 2023, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/span> (Photo by Tomas Cuesta\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Breaking with tradition, Milei then delivered his inaugural address to supporters outside, instead of assembled lawmakers, with his back turned to the legislature.<\/p>\n

During his speech, he blamed the outgoing lawmakers for putting Argentina on the path toward hyperinflation, saying the political class “has ruined our lives.”<\/p>\n

“In the last 12 years, GDP per capita fell 15% in a context in which we accumulated 5,000% inflation. As such, for more than a decade we have lived in stagflation. This is the last rough patch before starting the reconstruction of Argentina,” Milei said. “It won\u2019t be easy; 100 years of failure aren\u2019t undone in a day. But it begins in a day, and today is that day.”<\/p>\n

PINK FLOYD’S ROGER WATERS DENIED HOTEL RESERVATIONS IN SOUTH AMERICA AFTER ANTISEMITISM ACCUSATIONS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – DECEMBER 10: Javier Milei speaks and greets his supporters from a balcony of the Casa Rosada (seat of government) for the first time as head of state of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 10, 2023.<\/span> (Photo by Lucas Aguayo Araos\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Although he did not receive cheers the entire speech, the crowd reportedly listened actively, and many waved Argentine flags, while a small portion of the crowd waved the yellow Gadsden flag often associated with the U.S. libertarian right.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 19, Milei won the presidency amid a nationwide wave of deep discontent and rising poverty.<\/p>\n

On the campaign trail, Milei, with his wild hair and inflammatory rhetoric, pledged economic shock therapy and to slash the size of the state. He\u2019s also indicated he would move the Argentine embassy from\u00a0Tel Aviv to Jerusalem \u2013 paralleling another move by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

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Milei accused his opponent, Economy Minister Sergio Massa of the Peronist party and his allies of running a “campaign of fear” and he walked back some of his most controversial proposals, such as loosening gun control. In his final campaign ad, Milei looks at the camera and assures voters he has no plans to privatize education or health care.<\/p>\n

Milei’s rhetoric resonated widely with Argentines angered by their struggle to make ends meet. The election forced many to decide which of the two they considered to be the least bad choice.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital\u2019s Bradford Betz and the Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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