Elected in November, the new president of Argentina has his own way of getting to know his international counterparts. His gift to the head of state? The legendary blue and yellow tunic signed by Boca Juniorsa club of which he is a fervent supporter. Known for his extravagancethe polemicist did not hesitate to sign the jersey with a message accompanied by… an expletive. On the jersey shown proudly held by the President, thumbs up, was written: “Long live freedom, damn it!”
If it is not proven that the photo was intended to be published, Javier Milei thanked Emmanuel Macron by reposting the photo on X (formerly Twitter)in light of his official inauguration ceremony, this Sunday, December 10. An event to which the Head of State will not respond, just like Bruno Le Maire and Élisabeth Borne, who did not wish to go to Argentina. It is the French ambassador to Argentina Romain Nadal who will represent the country this Sunday in Buenos Aires. On social networks, the photo quickly sparked a reaction.
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“Hats off to the artist”
If the first secretary of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure criticized Emmanuel Macron for being “the advertising agent” of the ultraliberal populist Javier Milei, the rebellious deputy Rodrigo Arenas, for his part, commented ironically “Hats off to the artist”. Before castigating the head of state, who for him poses as “support for Milei who wants to privatize common goods, the sale of human organs, deliberately racist, misogynist and homophobic, climate skeptic activist”. Ditto for his colleague Thomas Portes, who portrayed the President of the Republic in “stepping stone of the extreme right”. “Macron will not have had a word for Federico Martín Aramburú, Argentine rugby player murdered by far-right activists in Paris, but he poses with a Boca Juniors jersey signed by the Argentine far-right president”he noted.
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias.
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