President Javier Milei warned that the strategy of Kirchnerism and its political partners ahead of the upcoming elections is to "destroy the economic plan, stage violent demonstrations, or try to kill me."
The head of state made these statements in an interview given last Friday to Louis Sarkozy, son of the former French president and a liberal figure, at Casa Rosada. The meeting was made possible thanks to the efforts of the ambassador to France, Ian Sielecki, according to media reports.
His forceful statements came after the Kirchnerist terrorist attack suffered in Lomas de Zamora, when Milei and the candidates from La Libertad Avanza were attacked with stones and other objects during a caravan. These statements come to light just hours before the closing event in Moreno, where the ultra-Kirchnerist government of Axel Kicillof warned that it doesn't guarantee the president's safety in the town of Trujui.
Javier Milei, presidente de Argentina.
"If we achieve very good results in the Buenos Aires province elections, we could be putting the last nail in Kirchnerism's coffin. That would be truly fabulous, because it would begin to imply the end of populism and we'd be in a position to start Argentina's new golden century, making us a powerhouse once again," he stated.
He added: "We're at a very interesting moment, a pivotal moment and, obviously, Kirchnerism and its allies are applying what's called the (Hernán) Cortés strategy, which is to burn the ships: it's all or nothing. That means trying to destroy the economic program from Congress, staging violent demonstrations in the streets, or trying to kill me or, if that's the case, inventing any kind of atrocity, making up lies to try to discredit me."
Javier Milei, presidente de Argentina.
"These are the last desperate moves of a regime that, if God is with us, we'll finally bury on October 26, and that could be left mortally wounded this coming September 7," he said.
During the interview, which lasted about an hour, Milei addressed topics such as "the cultural battle," the fiscal adjustment policy implemented in Argentina to stabilize the economy, expressed strong support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and contrasted the concept of immigration with what he called "invasion."
