The office of Argentina’s president-elect confirmed that Javier Milei received a rosary from Pope Francis on November 24.
A rosary blessed by the Holy Father was sent to Milea and newly elected Vice President Victoria Villarruel. Pope Francis’ gift follows a phone call last week with Argentina’s president-elect, in which the pontiff congratulated him on his election victory and advised him to show “courage and wisdom” in leading the nation.
Javier Milei took the opportunity to invite the Pope to visit his homeland in 2024. Both gestures mark the beginning of a new relationship between the politician and the Pope. Milei recently apologized for the insults and criticism he had previously publicly leveled at the Holy Father.
Winning choices
In the second round of the presidential elections in Argentina, libertarian Javier Milei won 56 percent. votes, and his rival – the socialist Sergio Massa – 44 percent.
– The reconstruction of Argentina starts today. Today begins the end of the fall of Argentina. Today marks the end of the impoverishing model of an omnipresent state that benefits only a few while the majority suffers, Javier Milei said after the election results were announced. – This is a historic night for our country, the beginning of the end of decadence. Argentina will return to the path it should never have left, the president-elect added.
Argentina’s new president will take office on December 10.
Argentina’s annual inflation rate rose to 140 percent and 40 percent in September. citizens live in poverty. That is why the candidacy of Javier Milei, leader of the Forward Freedom movement, who proposed a radical change of course from socialism to a free market economy, was very popular. Milei himself has been described by the Western press as an economic, ultra-liberal and non-establishment politician. The media pays special attention to his demand for ‘de-dollarization’.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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