Buenos Aires, December 10 (NA) – Former President Alberto Fernández returned to the public scene with an extensive interview on the streaming channel PXP, a low-reach medium whose video has accumulated few views even a week after its publication.
Fernández stated that "having the management of the State in the hands of a dogmatist is very bad for the country." Likewise, he maintained that Sergio Massa would have been a better option in the runoff and that he was the victim of a "profoundly unfair" campaign.
"I would like to see any of them, those who criticize me, manage what I managed," he expressed. Fernández defended his government's indicators, stating that he left "the lowest unemployment rate in democracy," three years of growth in consumption and industrial activity, and 7,300 public works, of which 3,800 were completed.
There, Fernández defended his management, presented himself as a victim of a "media persecution," and denied versions that circulated about his personal life.
During the talk, the former head of state assured that his administration should be evaluated based on what he called "the four plagues": having received a country in default, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war that altered the global economy, and a historic drought.
"The market generates inequality, destroys lives," he affirmed. According to him, the former candidate "had the experience and the capacity to lead the country in difficult times."
To close, Fernández denied electoral aspirations: "I am not seeking to return to elected offices," although he did express his willingness to put his experience "at the service of whoever needs it." He also regretted the "terrible mistreatment" that—according to him—unjustly accused women received, and assured he was a victim of a "cancellation process" with "convictions without the right to defense."
The former president also attacked Javier Milei, whom he defined as a "dogmatist," questioning the idea that "the market fixes everything." He also compared his management with that of other presidents: "Macri made one university and Milei has made none."
In any case, he admitted that "inflation was a debt" of his administration, although he insisted that his performance must be read within the context of successive crises.
On a personal level, he flatly denied rumors about a supposed "harem" in Olivos or the existence of "34 lovers," and qualified those versions as "absolutely ridiculous."
"It's a huge lie."
