Milei: Between populist rhetoric and the threat to democratic institutions – Ricardo Raúl Benedetti

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President Milei Javier Milei arrived at Congress with his usual show of self-celebration and confrontation, repeating his recipe of attacks on the “caste,” dubious economic data and an epic story about his “feat” of saving the Argentine economy. But behind the show, his speech left several warning signs exposed: manipulation of figures, attacks on opponents, financial scandals and a direct threat to the institutional system.

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By Federico Chechele There is a worrying global trend on the continuing decline of democratic advances. This week, The Economist released the annual report that shows the regression of democracy in the world: according to the index, only 45% of the world’s population lived in a democracy in 2024, while 39% were under an authoritarian regime and 15% in “hybrid regimes,” political systems that combine elements of electoral democracy with authorit…