The country has elected as their leader a free-market economist and the first libertarian president in the history of the humanity.
Javier Milei, the president who Argentines have just elected, is a man of many accomplishments. He is a free-market economist and the first libertarian president in the history of the humanity.
Milei´s interview on Tucker Carlson’s Twitter channel last September – in Spanish, no less! – received an amazing 426 million views. What made this interview so powerful is that Milei simply annihilated all the arguments of the Left. Not one “progressive” policy—which collectively have destroyed the Argentinian economy and society over the past few decades–escaped his wrath.
To those familiar with him, Milei’s remarks to Tucker Carlson came as no surprise. Before entering the political arena, he had already acquired millions of fans. In countless appearances around the country, this charismatic figure had laced his presentations with ideas. In a country that has been mired in socialism for almost 70 years, his championing of free-market ideals was a breath of fresh air.
Argentina is blessed with bountiful natural resources, but the socialist policies of Juan Peron, called “Peronismo”, have driven it down the road to ruin. For decades, Argentines have been longing for an exit ramp, and then Milei appears: what’s this? an economist who embraces the free market, who wants to shrink the state and liberate Argentines instead of drowning them in taxes?
It sounded ridiculous at first, but, little by little, Milei attracted millions of followers, especially young ones.
Milei’s outspoke conservatism portends the possibility first conservative victory in the cultural battle that we have been fighting throughout the Spanish-speaking world. And Milei has been at our side in that battle for years.
Milei has lit a spark among young conservative Argentines. Now they are demanding that the State stop drowning them in taxes and the socialist agenda of decline. In the realm of ideas, Milei has his first victory. His first battle was always the cultural battle. And with his unabashed and unadulterated conservatism, he has managed to reset the stage in Argentina’s political debate.
One of the first issues touched upon by Carlson, and on which Milei has been consistent for years, was the defense of life from conception. And that means to combat the abortion movement, which the international population control cabal has been funding with millions of dollars and multinational pressure for years.
Since 2018, Milei has taken every opportunity to defend his pro-life principles.
Others on the endless late-night talk shows might belittle his views, even insult him, but he sticks to his guns. A friend, the popular Argentine journalist Alejandro Fantino, had warned Milei that being boldly pro-life would lose him votes. So what? Calmly explaining the no-nonsense evidence that the unborn are as human as the rest of us, he says he’s pure “blue” – the color worn by thousands of Argentines in their pro-life marches.
Milei regards abortion as murder and isn’t afraid to say so. And neither is he afraid to say so their vice president, Victoria Villarruel, a Catholic who goes to Mass every day. For example, during the first week after winning the election, Bertie Benegas Lynch, a very influential MP in Milei’s party, said in several reports the same message: "That we have an abortion law is a savage. I would repeal it."
Benegas Lynch refers to that abortion has been legal since 2020 in Argentina. The problem is that is virtually impossible for Milei’s party to have a majority in parliament, that law isn’t likely to change.
Well, maybe not. Milei has offered to hold a referendum that might persuade – or even force –Congress to revise that law. Polls indicate that a majority of Argentines would welcome such a move. And this time around, it would be the president himself marching in the lead of that campaign. Or he can wait for midterm elections, when a third of the Congress and half of the Senate will change. If Milei continues to maintain the same percentages of social acceptance, he would be able to have better numbers of deputies and senators and be stronger to propose a change of laws.
But there’s plenty that Milei can do. He’s offered to close the Ministry of Women, which promotes “gender ideology.” He has said that sex education in schools will only be done with the permission of parents and under their guidance. In fact, he wants to institute educational vouchers so that parents can choose their children’s school, rather than have the State impose it on them. And for now he’s making decisions along those lines. She’s naming Sandra Pettovello as Minister of the new Ministry of Human Capital. Pettovello has a Master in Family at the Austral University that is an Opus Dei university. And he will appoint Pablo de la Torre, as Social Welfare Secretary. De la Torre is one of the prolife policymakers champions who has created social programs in San Miguel, the Argentina’s most pro-life city.
Well, while he’s solid in many ways, he’s unpredictable in others. He doesn’t suffer fools gladly, a trait that doesn’t sell well on TV – especially when he insulted Pope Francis a couple of years ago. But during the presidential campaign, he publicly apologized to the Pope in both debates. A few days after the election the Pope himself called him to congratulate him. The Pope suggested that he have "courage and wisdom". Milei replied: "I have courage, I am working on getting wisdom". At the end of the call Milei officially invited the Pope to visit Argentina next year.
As candidates, Milei and Donald Trump have many points in common: both are outsiders, both have strong personalities, both fearlessly bet on recovering conservative values, both seek to get corrupt politicians out of power. Perhaps a crucial difference is that Milei, even if he wins the presidency, will have the National Congress and the Senate against him. His true negotiating capacity will be tested. The first approaches to other political parties have been very intelligent. Many people thought they would only seek out their party, and thus have a weak government. But he is also looking for opponents for some positions, especially if they are professionals. And so, it is making its government a little stronger: perhaps it will not go so fast in reforms, but it will have fewer enemies looking to ruin its government.
Milei is an agent of change, but the situation in Argentina is not easy to solve. In favor of Milei is the fact that in the ballotage he got 56% of the votes. He is the third most voted president in the history of Argentina, only behind Perón and Irigoyen, founders of Argentina’s most historic political parties. Argentines have shown at the polls that they want a conservative, pro-life, pro-free market change, without gender ideology. Those on the left say that democracy is in danger and prepare their attack.
But if that 56% of Argentines defend themselves as a majority, Argentina will not only take off and be great again, but it will be the beginning of a global movement. Population Research Institute has supported the pro-life Argentines for a long time, and specifically Milei, a leader who was totally committed from the beginning to the cause of Life.
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