After the victory he achieved last Sunday, Milei confirmed that, in addition to the public media, which includes the Télam news agency, National Radio and Public, he also has the state-owned Yacimientos Petrolófilos Fiscales (YPF) and Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA) will privatize television. .
This puts thousands of jobs at risk, which is why public servants, with the support of their unions, have already declared alert and other sectors have already started mobilizing in Plaza de Mayo.
In the case of the press workers, the privatization announcement came as a result of an intensive campaign by the broadcaster LN+, which supported Milei and is linked to Macri, to demand the closure of state media and the dismissal of their journalists, accusing them of doing so without evidence of that They received millions in salaries at the expense of the state, which many of them denied by submitting their payment receipts.
The information circulating about Radio Nacional’s salaries is false and malicious.
Here I leave the salary tables published as of October 2023 to anyone who wants to know the truth that “good Argentine” journalists should spread. pic.twitter.com/ihkqzHBt5J— Diego Ripoll (@DieRipoll) November 23, 2023
He even warned that governors would have to manage on their own to complete ongoing work in the provinces.
Gustavo Weiss, President of the Chamber of Construction, announced that layoffs had already begun in the public construction sector. The same applies to Graciela Aleña, Secretary General of Road and Related Workers. This is how they arrive. pic.twitter.com/FfXY2Q7Mrl
– Nazarena💚 (@NazaLomagno) November 23, 2023
Milei’s communication strategy is another source of controversy because as soon as he won, a new office of president-elect was introduced, which began issuing communications whose design referred to the White House and which were full of errors, the one that the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron was confused with filmmaker James Cameron.
Macrism
When Macri expressed his support for Milei in the final stages of the campaign, doubts arose about the true importance that the former president would have in an eventual far-right government, due to the president-elect’s inexperience and lack of equipment.
On Thursday, the influence of Macri, who negotiated directly with Milei over the distribution of positions, was confirmed by the nomination or confirmation of several of his former officials and allies in the Cabinet.
This is Luis Caputo, former president of the Central Bank and proposed Minister of Economy; and former presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich, who will return to the security ministry, which she held during the Macri administration.
In both cases, social media users highlighted Milei’s inconsistency by posting videos of him insulting Bullrich and Caputo while he was still a candidate.
Javier Milei
About Patricia Bullrich: “She was a bomb thrower. She planted bombs in kindergartens.” Appoint her security minister 🤡
About Luis Caputo: “He irresponsibly smoked more than 15 billion dollars” Main candidate for Minister of Economy 🤡 pic.twitter.com/lnvMHQS8dc
— Rodrigo Saavedra 1️⃣🌳🧜🏻♂️🏳️🌈 (@R_SaavedraM) November 24, 2023
While the determination of positions is underway, several media outlets have already expected that there will actually be a co-government with Macrismo from December 10, when Milei assumes the presidency.
The former president, meanwhile, showed that he was returning more radical, far from the modern and moderate right that he supposedly represented during his time in office (2015-2019). In one of the interviews he gave this week, he called on Milei’s supporters to take to the streets to oppose those protesting against the new government’s measures.
“The young people (Mileistas) will not stay at home when these gentlemen start throwing tons of stones; “The young people will go out to defend their chance, so the orcs will have to measure very carefully if they want to go out on the streets to commit crimes,” he said, causing a wave of rejection because it is a priori requires the right to social protest and promotes a climate of violence.
“The orcs have to judge very carefully if they want to cause mischief”
Mauricio Macri said that “the young people will defend their chance” against possible demonstrations: “They will not stay at home if they start throwing tons of stones.” pic.twitter.com/ikXQy7tlHO
– Corta 🏆 (@somoscorta) November 21, 2023
recoil
As Milei and Macri finish defining the cabinet, far-right politicians have sparked their own controversies.
But the protagonist of this first week after the election was Carlos Rodríguez, head of Milei’s economic advisory team, who demonstrated his homophobia in a television interview.
📺”When I see two men kissing my stomach, it hurts, but when it’s two women, I love it.”
Javier Milei’s advisor Carlos Rodríguez said on LN+ that his “problem” with gays was “a hormone problem.” 🤔But he made it clear to Luis Novaresio that he was “comfortable” with one person… pic.twitter.com/OE1j2EjyMz— Presentes Agency (@PresentesLatam) November 23, 2023
Previously, Rodríguez warned of the impact that the drastic adjustment that Milei will make will have on the population.
For his part, MP Bertie Bengas Lynch reiterated that his first bill would seek to reverse the legalization of abortion.
In response, feminist groups have already called for a mobilization, which is expected to be massive and will take place tomorrow as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
With information from Actualidad RT
