Milei remains firm in her statements
In his usual aggressive style, the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, has refused to apologize for his statements against the Spanish president, Pedro Sánchez, and his wife, Begoña Gómez. What’s more, the far-right politician has escalated the situation by positioning himself as a victim of the Government and maintaining that Sánchez “works aligned with Kirchnerism.” “I will not apologize from any point of view… If I was the one attacked,” the Argentine president said in an interview on the Todo Noticias (TN) channel.
Reactions and consequences
Milei participated in an event by the far-right party Vox, where he called Sánchez a “bad guy” and called his wife, Begoña Gómez, “corrupt.” These statements ignited Moncloa, which called its ambassador in Buenos Aires, María Jesús Alonso, for consultations, and subsequently summoned the Argentine ambassador in Madrid, Roberto Bosch, while the Argentine executive repeated in several areas that it was Spain that had to apologize. for the attacks against Milei.
The theory of Milei
The Argentine president shakes off all blame and points out possible conspiracies against him as those responsible for this diplomatic crisis. “What is happening in Spain is not independent of the actions of Kirchnerism here. (The action in Spain) It is promoted by Kirchnerism here. “It is coordinated with Kirchnerism,” he said. The leader of La Libertad Avanza (far-right) insisted on the idea that the wing of Peronism linked to the deceased former president Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007), his wife, the two-time president Cristina Fernández (2007-2015), and Alberto Fernández It is related to the reaction of Sánchez’s Executive to his statements at Sunday’s event.
Milei maintains her posture
Despite the incident that occurred this weekend, Milei maintains his intention to return to Spain in June, where he will receive an award from the liberal entity Juan de Mariana.