The President of the Nation, Javier Milei, delivered his opening speech for the legislative sessions at the National Congress on Saturday night.
"Argentine society is one of the most familiar with political frustration in modern history," began the head of state at 9:00 PM.
In this regard, President Milei compared the country to a carousel that for 100 years "spins on its own axis" and confirmed that his administration "will change the recipe."
"We come to break the carousel, take the handle from the ringmaster, and chart a horizon of progress forward with profound changes that attack the root of our ills. That's why we are committed to recovering economic rationality, shrinking the state, returning freedom to society, reestablishing the rule of law, and erasing the privileges that politics has accumulated over the years," stated the president.
The libertarian leader highlighted the economic achievements of his administration by stating: "We went from inheriting 15 points of consolidated deficit between the treasury and the BCRA, to having during our first year a financial surplus free of default. Something that hadn't happened in the last 123 years of history," and added: "Our program is the most successful to date."
He also highlighted the reduction in poverty: "Poverty dropped from 56% to 33% according to the latest quarterly data. This decline was driven by the decrease in inflation, the sustained increase in real wages and pensions, and the increase in the AUH in real terms and the Plan Alimentar."
"Since April, the economy hasn't stopped growing and you, Keynesians, can't stop crying," Milei stated, challenging his critics.
President Javier Milei assured that poverty in Argentina fell from 56% to 33%, meaning that "10 million people came out of the poverty line."
He explained that this improvement was due to "this decline was driven by the decrease in inflation, the sustained increase in real wages and pensions, and the increase in the AUH in real terms and the Plan Alimentar."
He also emphasized that "the adjustment fell on the caste and never on the most vulnerable sectors. Argentina went from being the worst student in the class to being the flag bearer."
He also highlighted that the country is now "one of the 5 countries in the world that enjoys a financial surplus," and concluded: "when the essentials of the program are maintained, the noise of the situation is just that: noise."
The president defended his first year of management by highlighting the elimination of public works and the drastic reduction of protests in the streets. "We eliminated public works, which was one of the great scams of politics. It's false that it generates work. Let's eradicate that lie, public works generate taxes," he stated.
"We were the only ones who eliminated the advertising budget because we don't need to bribe the media, we don't need lying journalists paid by the public treasury," the president emphasized.
Regarding the reduction of street protests, Milei assured: "We took the scam away from the shameless picketers who forced the most needy to march. We managed to reduce the pickets from more than 8200 to 0. In 2023 we had more than 30 pickets per working day and now it's been more than 10 months without a single picket in the street."
