2023-12-09 20:39:05
The ultra-liberal economist Javier Milei takes office as Argentine president. The 53-year-old will be sworn in on Sunday in front of the parliament in Buenos Aires. He then wants to give his inaugural speech on the steps in front of the Congress building and finally receive foreign heads of state and government at the government headquarters, Casa Rosada. Among others, Spain’s King Felipe VI has announced his presence. and the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Milei prevailed with radical demands in the runoff election against government candidate Sergio Massa. He announced that he would introduce the US dollar as legal tender, abolish the central bank and many ministries and drastically cut social spending. He has now significantly moderated his tone and postponed or toned down many of his original plans. The new president takes over Argentina in a severe economic crisis.
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