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Milei Promises 'Many More Reforms' in Christmas Message

Argentine President Javier Milei, in his Christmas video message, promised further reforms, listing the achievements of his first year in office, including the fight against inflation and poverty, as well as the signing of an agreement with the US.


Milei Promises 'Many More Reforms' in Christmas Message

Buenos Aires, December 24 (NA) — President Javier Milei published a message on social media this Wednesday to celebrate the holidays and promised further reforms for the second part of his administration. "Fasten your seatbelts because there will be many more reforms," the head of state concluded in the video he used to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas. According to information from the Noticias Argentinas agency, the president's idea was to review his management in economic, political, and social matters. "We lowered the consolidated fiscal deficit from 15 points of GDP to zero. We eliminated exchange rate controls from the economy forever," he listed and added: "The bilateral and commercial agreement with the United States has just been signed." Likewise, in the selection of speeches compiled, the presidential team highlighted the president's celebration of the reduction of social protests to zero and emphasized the fight against drug trafficking by the Ministry of Security. "We went against drug traffickers, we equipped the forces, and we created the Federal Directorate of Investigations to pursue organized crime," he stated. In another passage, he praised the creation and implementation of the Single Ballot Paper (BUP) that was implemented in the midterm elections and affirmed: "No government in power wanted to do the BUP, and the only ones who had the courage to do it were us." "From now on, let's paint the whole country purple. It is the most successful stabilization process in history and we are going to continue on the same path: lowering expenses and taxes," he expressed. "We put inflation in order and, like it or not, we took 12 million people out of poverty. The entire country from La Quiaca to Ushuaia confirmed its vocation to irreversibly change the destiny of the Fatherland," he is heard to state after the victory of La Libertad Avanza on October 26, and clarified: "With that Congress we are going to go to the bone to make Argentina the freest country in the world and for us to be great again." Lastly, the head of state expressed his wishes for these holidays with his usual slogan "May God bless you all, may the forces of Heaven accompany you and VLLC." However, after a camera cut, the video concluded with a legislative promise: "Fasten your seatbelts because there will be many more reforms," he is heard to state.