Libertarian outsider Milei sworn in as president of Argentina
Dec 11, 2023
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 11:The right-wing libertarian economist Javier Milei was to take office as president of Argentina on Sunday, three weeks after the political outsider defeated the mainstream candidate with a promise to slash social spending and abolish the central bank.
The 53-year-old was to be sworn in before giving his inaugural speech on the steps in front of the National Congress building in Buenos Aires.
He will then receive foreign leaders in the Casa Rosada, the presidential palace and seat of national government.
Spanish King Felipe VI, Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Uruguayan Prime Minister Luis LacallePou, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky had announced their attendance.
Brazilian former president Jair Bolsonaro and the leader of the Spanish right-wing populist party Vox, Santiago Abascal, also planned to attend the ceremony.
Sunday also marked the 40th anniversary of Argentina's return to democracy after the military dictatorship. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
