2023-11-18 21:19:00
Within hours of being defined who will be the next president of Argentina, Social networks echoed a historical testimony of the former president, Raul Alfonsinbefore the 1989 elections. There, the historical reference of radicalism spoke of the “high price” that democracy paid for “some easy messianism” and highlighted as indispensable “tolerance in the ruler.”
“They will find nothing outside of democracy but horror.”, warned the radical leader who led the return of democracy in 1983, after the bloodiest dictatorship in Argentina. At that time, with an adverse economic situation, they faced the elections Carlos Menem, from the Justicialista Party, and Eduardo Angeloz, representing the Ucerreista ruling party. Both were the candidates with the most electoral weight over other minority parties. The Rioja native would finally prevail.
“In more hours, millions of Argentines will unite in a simple, but at the same time grandiose, ceremony to elect in full freedom a new president of the nation,” Alfonsín pointed out with the echo of the military government still very close. “The price we paid for this democracy was very high. to go after some facile messianism that surely still lurks,” Alfonsín then expanded in his message, remembering the de facto government.
“Tolerance is also essential in the ruler, That’s why fanaticism is fearful,” he asked. In his message he did not confuse respect with lukewarmness, but he emphasized democratic coexistence. “I do not come to ask my opponents for a truce, but I must remind friends and adversaries that There are no enemies between the political parties of democracy“he stressed.
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“Let’s not let passion blind us,” he said, finally concluding: “Each person’s vote is a commitment to the future, to life, to one’s children, to one’s country.”
A democratic icon as before the presidential runoff
The viralization of this speech gained thickness in this instance because it is a political leader of weight, especially in the year in which the 40 of democratic continuity.
However, the name of the man known as the “father of democracy” was mentioned throughout the campaign. On the one hand, by Sergio Massa, who asked for the support of traditional radicalism and even dedicated a message to Alfonsín on the 40th anniversary of the return of the elections.
His rival this Sunday, Javier Milei, presented a contrary position: in a specific interview he referred to the former president as “the hyperinflationary of Chascomús” and has even described him as “leftist”, a characterization that within his framework of thought is pejorative
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