Javier Milei canceled the presentation of his new work at the Book Fair of Buenos Aires, scheduled for May 12due to suspicions of sabotage of the event.
“My sister (Karina Milei, general secretary of the Presidency) is carrying out this negotiation and There is a level of hostility towards me and our people. It makes us suspect that there is an intention to sabotage the presentation, Kirchnerist style,” Milei said in statements to radio The Observer.
President planned to talk about ‘Capitalism, socialism and the neoclassical trap’, a compilation of articles written during his tours as head of state, in an event at the central fairgrounds, with capacity for 6,000 people.
During the opening of the fair, the president of the El Libro Foundation -in charge of the event-, Alejandro Vaccaro, ironically about the lack of resources that the State for culture.
Vaccaro also stated that the expenses associated with the presentation and security of Milei will be borne by the president and took the opportunity to warn that the survival of the fair is at risk “due to the economic measures that drag (the book sector) to a very distant world.” to the paradise that (Jorge Luis) Borges imagined”.
In this sense, Milei considered that these words constitute “a violent speech” and stressed that Vaccaro expressed in this way “his clear Kirchnerist preferences.”
The head of state maintains his intention to present his book, but there is still no date or place to carry it out, although he confirmed that he will do so together with deputy José Luis Espert, who in recent weeks moved from the center-right Together for Change to join the ranks of La Libertad Avanza.
