\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t President Javier Milei said his government is entering a \u201cnew stage\u201d marked by a series of reforms which, in addition to the achievements of his administration, he sees as \u201ca kind of second independence\u201d for Argentina.<\/p>\n
Speaking during a vigil on the eve of Argentina\u2019s Independence Day, Milei compared his administration\u2019s achievements to those of the heroes of the country\u2019s independence process and said he strives for the same ideas of freedom as them.<\/p>\n
Argentina is celebrating the 210th anniversary of the signing of its independence declaration on July 9, 1816. As part of the celebrations, Tucum\u00e1n province invited Milei to a ceremony hosted on Wednesday night at the house where the document was signed.<\/p>\n
On Thursday morning, he also attended the traditional Te Deum religious service at the Buenos Aires cathedral.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, we are entering a new stage of our government, marked by the pursuit of an ambitious reform agenda,\u201d Milei said.<\/p>\n
Those reforms include proposals such as eliminating a natural gas subsidy that currently applies to \u201ccold areas\u201d across the country, scrapping the primary elections to reduce state spending, a modification of the Central Bank\u2019s charter to ban funding the treasury through currency emission, and a new incentives regimen for large investments.<\/p>\n
This week, Milei had also announced he wants to implement government shutdowns, similarly to the United States.<\/p>\n
The president said those reforms are part of a commitment signed with governors in Tucum\u00e1n on the eve of Independence Day in 2024 \u2014 known as the May Pact, given it was originally planned to be signed on May 25 that year.<\/p>\n
The pact included 10 goals or proposals such as reducing public spending, reaching fiscal balance, and carrying out tax, pensions and labor reforms, many of which have already been implemented.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is time to renew our vows and reaffirm our commitment to the May Pact, for the sake of\u00a0<\/p>\n
all Argentines, and for the sake of all the provinces,\u201d Milei said. \u201cWe are driven by the possibility of making it to the elections so that people can judge us based on how many reforms we have carried out.\u201d<\/p>\n
A historic comparison During his speech, Milei compared his government to the feats of independence heroes such as Jos\u00e9 de San Mart\u00edn and how he crossed the Andes mountains to liberate not only Argentina, but also Chile and Peru from Spanish rule.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn honor of those who gave their lives to break the chains that bound us to the Spanish empire, our government made a historic commitment: to free the Argentine people from the tyranny of the omnipresent state,\u201d Milei said.<\/p>\n
Milei highlighted the country risk drop from around 3,000 to 400 points and the fact that the country has secured funds for 2026-2027debt payments, adding that this \u201cmeans nothing less than greater security, more jobs, and more growth for all Argentines.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving achieved this economic transformation without default, without confiscations, and by seeking market-based solutions to all our problems represents a kind of crossing of the Andes in economic terms,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Speaking about how many of the May Pact points have already been achieved, he added: \u201cOn this Independence Day, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on why this historic moment resembles a kind of second independence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Milei also praised his cabinet, saying that the government officials are \u201cpatriots who, just like the freethinkers of 1816, did not mind putting their own lives in danger if it meant making Argentina a prosper, thriving and free country once again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Independence Day mass in Buenos Aires On Thursday, Buenos Aires archbishop Jorge Garc\u00eda Cuerva led the traditional religious service offered on patriotic dates such as Independence Day. Similarly to previous occasions, he defended the need to end political fighting and fragmentation, and called leaders to tend to the needs of the poor and the vulnerable instead of their individual interests.<\/p>\n
After greeting Milei with a hug at the entrance of the Cathedral \u2014 where San Mart\u00edn\u2019s remains rest \u2014 Garc\u00eda Cuerva questioned how Argentine society often \u201cwalks through dangerous paths,\u201d such as those of intolerance, confrontation, cruelty towards the weakest, and discrimination of all kinds.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome take those paths with the goal of dividing us, making us turn against each other, taking away our hopes of moving forward together,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are hidden in caves of corruption, making the poor poorer and themselves scandalously richer. This is not a matter of belonging to one or another political party or government, but rather of being honest and transparent or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garc\u00eda Cuerva\u2019s comments come as the government is involved in a series of corruption scandals, the most resonating being that of former chief of staff Manuel Adorni.<\/p>\n
Adorni is facing illicit enrichment accusations and is under judicial investigation after it was discovered he had failed to declare the purchase of two properties and had made dozens of luxury spendings and trips that did not match his declared income and assets.<\/p>\n
Several other former members of the administration or ruling party La Libertad Avanza are also under investigation for corruption.<\/p>\n
Garc\u00eda Cuerva stressed that poverty \u201cis not a new reality, and has been hurting for years,\u201d and stated Argentines need to ask God to make them \u201cindependent from indifference and insensitivity towards those who are suffering,\u201d as well as \u201cindividualism, the ferocious fight for the spotlight, and political pettiness.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSocial wounds require the moderation of dialogue, social justice, and uncompromising honesty,\u201d the archbishop said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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