World

Argentina’s Milei criticizes ‘Leviathan’ UN, pledges ‘agenda of freedom’

2024.09.24 17:29

By Nicolás Misculin

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Argentina’s brash libertarian President Javier Milei, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, criticized the organization as a “Leviathan” monster, rejected its ‘Pact for the Future’ and pledged instead an “agenda of freedom.”

In a fiery speech where he also said the UN had become “powerless” in its key role to help prevent conflicts, Milei attacked the body’s future pact adopted on Sunday calling it “socialist” and said the UN’s remit had become “distorted”.

“It has become a multi-tentacled Leviathan that seeks to decide what each nation state should do and how the citizens of the world should live,” the right-wing economist and former pundit said, a reference to the giant mythological sea serpent.

“The same always happens with the ideas of the left. They design a model according to what human beings should do, and when things turn out differently, they repress, restrict and curtail their freedom.”

© Reuters. Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Milei, who clashes regularly with political opponents, is battling to restore economic stability in Argentina after years of crises, with tough austerity measures that are helping to turn around a deep fiscal deficit, but aggravating a recession.

Before he decided to run for president, the former TV “shock jock” commentator even attacked Pope Francis, calling him a “son-of-a-bitch preaching communism”. The two, however, have sought to mend ties since Milei took office in December.



Source link

Related Articles

Back to top button
bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC) $ 96,655.90 0.47%
ethereum
Ethereum (ETH) $ 2,786.95 4.04%
xrp
XRP (XRP) $ 2.60 1.17%
tether
Tether (USDT) $ 1.00 0.02%
bnb
BNB (BNB) $ 669.11 3.71%
solana
Solana (SOL) $ 173.26 1.38%
usd-coin
USDC (USDC) $ 1.00 0.01%
dogecoin
Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.247232 0.57%
cardano
Cardano (ADA) $ 0.781961 1.45%
staked-ether
Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 2,779.49 4.42%
tron
TRON (TRX) $ 0.236139 1.25%
wrapped-bitcoin
Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) $ 96,496.85 0.14%
wrapped-steth
Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 3,327.37 4.45%
chainlink
Chainlink (LINK) $ 17.95 1.36%
avalanche-2
Avalanche (AVAX) $ 26.16 6.57%
sui
Sui (SUI) $ 3.42 1.51%
stellar
Stellar (XLM) $ 0.337976 2.62%
litecoin
Litecoin (LTC) $ 128.19 0.95%
hedera-hashgraph
Hedera (HBAR) $ 0.22035 3.74%
the-open-network
Toncoin (TON) $ 3.70 0.83%
shiba-inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000016 2.03%
leo-token
LEO Token (LEO) $ 9.72 0.18%
usds
USDS (USDS) $ 1.00 0.02%
hyperliquid
Hyperliquid (HYPE) $ 24.48 1.34%
polkadot
Polkadot (DOT) $ 5.13 0.03%
weth
WETH (WETH) $ 2,787.24 4.23%
mantra-dao
MANTRA (OM) $ 7.64 1.46%
bitcoin-cash
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) $ 321.65 0.86%
bitget-token
Bitget Token (BGB) $ 4.94 4.54%
ethena-usde
Ethena USDe (USDE) $ 0.999728 0.16%
wrapped-eeth
Wrapped eETH (WEETH) $ 2,955.27 5.06%
uniswap
Uniswap (UNI) $ 9.04 1.18%
monero
Monero (XMR) $ 235.70 3.08%
near
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) $ 3.56 5.43%
pepe
Pepe (PEPE) $ 0.00001 3.07%
whitebit
WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) $ 27.41 0.15%
aave
Aave (AAVE) $ 250.29 1.47%
bittensor
Bittensor (TAO) $ 444.96 0.88%
ondo-finance
Ondo (ONDO) $ 1.17 2.05%
aptos
Aptos (APT) $ 6.12 0.29%
internet-computer
Internet Computer (ICP) $ 7.24 2.48%
dai
Dai (DAI) $ 0.999871 0.03%
official-trump
Official Trump (TRUMP) $ 16.47 2.49%
ethereum-classic
Ethereum Classic (ETC) $ 20.74 1.44%
mantle
Mantle (MNT) $ 0.92525 5.67%
tokenize-xchange
Tokenize Xchange (TKX) $ 37.81 1.31%
okb
OKB (OKB) $ 49.40 0.94%
gatechain-token
Gate (GT) $ 23.55 3.66%
susds
sUSDS (SUSDS) $ 1.04 0.40%
sonic-3
Sonic (prev. FTM) (S) $ 0.838191 3.49%