Alberto Fernandez regretted “not having been able to end the rift” and left a message for Milei

In his last speech as president of Argentina on the day before the inauguration of Javier Milei, Alberto Fernández acknowledged that his administration did not achieve the objectives he set himself in economic matters and regretted “not having been able to end the rift” that exists in society. The end of Fernández’s term leaves a bitter taste in the ruling party before the inauguration of Milei, representative of liberalism in Argentine politics. After an election marked by the voracity of cross-attacks, the president regretted “not having been able to end the rift that separates us and confronts us.” On the economy”I’ve learned that in order to close the rift, you don’t have to subdue the other. It is not a question of who imposes their narrative. What is needed is to walk side by side. Learn to deepen agreements and minimize differences,” he added at the time. Regarding the economic results after four years in office, the president acknowledged that he did not meet the objectives established “in strengthening income, fighting inflation and reducing poverty,” and blamed the global outlook. It was because the circumstances and the context were not with us and also because we should have done better or differently,” he said, and remarked “the deep pain of not having managed to improve the lives of those who are still in poverty.” He also defended the creation of the gas pipeline that will serve to avoid a large sum of expenditure to the State. “Thanks to the pipeline we built, we will stop spending $5 billion to import liquefied gas. Between now and 2030, estimates indicate that the combined exports of goods and services will grow by 80%,” he said. A day before Milei’s inauguration, the president asked the next president to respect workers’ rights and avoid excessive austerity. “With such a scenario, it is not reasonable to think of an adjustment that would stop our production and restrict the employment and consumption that we have worked so hard to recover. We must take care that under the argument of wanting to solve the fiscal problem, the rights of those who work are not violated or the aspirations of those who invest and produce are frustrated,” Fernandez insisted.

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