Hours after canceling his presence at La Rural in an activity outside the Book Fair, Javier Milei announced that he will present his latest work, Capitalism, Socialism and the Neoclassical Trap, at Luna Park. It will be May 22.
“The President of the Nation Javier Milei will present his new book on May 22 at Luna Park,” confirmed this Wednesday night the presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni.
The presence of the President in the vicinity of the Book Fair had generated a stir and strong criticism from the director of the El Libro foundation, Alejando Vaccaro. The president had planned to present his most recent book on Sunday the 12th on the central court of La Rural, which is not affected by the organization of the Fair.
However, after strong criticism on the opening day of the editorial event, this Wednesday at noon Milei announced that he will finally not be in La Rural.
“My sister 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 explained. “They have threatened that if we go they will do things to us. These are types of behaviors that are not typical of the culture,” President Milei explained.
“We cannot expose ourselves to being blocked,” he added. Furthermore, he reiterated that the event authorities – alluding to Vaccaro – “take actions typical of when someone wants to sabotage the presentation.”
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He was going to present his new book Capitalism, Socialism and the Neoclassical Trap. He also targeted Alejandro Vaccaro and his speech.
Later, in dialogue with Clarionthe director of the El Libro foundation came out to respond.
“They measured that the act was not going to go as they thought. The president has all the legitimacy in the world because Argentine society has elected him, but it is not easy to mobilize five or six thousand people, to put them in La Rural within the framework of the Book Fair, to arrange the entire security and screen operation. and equipment that this requires and that they also pay the entrance fee of five thousand pesos,” said Vaccaro, with some rest of irony.
He also estimated that the presentation and the security operation would have meant a disbursement for the Fair close to 300 million pesos, which coincidentally is the same amount that – according to Vaccaro – lost the annual editorial meeting due to the withdrawal of financial support from the Government. national.
Now, this Wednesday before 10 p.m., the Government announced that the presentation will finally take place on May 22 at Luna Park. It will be Milei’s return to the traditional Buenos Aires stadiumafter having used it as a bunker in the legislative elections 2021.
On that occasion, in the midst of the celebration for his arrival at Congress, there was a moment of extreme tension. It happened when Victoria Villarruel, also elected in those elections and current vice president of the Nation, was speaking. While she was addressing the audience, a man wanted to get on stage. A security guard approached the edge of the stage and he threatened to draw a gun which, as they later said from La Libertad Avanza, was of compressed air.
That strong speech by Vaccaro that ignited the controversy with Milei
Vaccaro himself had been in charge of questioning Milei in the opening speech of the current edition of the Book Fair. “The President of the Nation, after despising our fair, does not blush and asks to participate in this space whose presence is scheduled for Sunday, May 12 on the central court of the rural one,” said Vaccaro, who also pointed out against the removal of funds to the fair from the national government.
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Alejandro Vaccaro, president of the El Libro foundation, gave a harsh speech against the libertarian, who withdrew financial support for the Fair.
“Your participation in the fair, an extraordinary showcase, implies a series of extraordinary expenses that the El Libro Foundation cannot afford. Mr. President, I tell you with a hand on my heart: there is no money,” he continued.
“Everything related to your safety and that of the people who attend your event will be at your sole expense. Or what is worse, it will be an extra expense for the National Treasury,” Vaccaro added.
After the withdrawal of financial support, which the ruling party estimated at 300 million pesos, it was Karina Milei who entered into direct negotiations with the Rural Society so that the President could appear on the center court, a space that is not rented by the El Libro foundation. . José Luis Espert was going to be the interviewer.
