Argentina: President Alberto Fernández confirms that he will seek re-election in 2023

The Argentine president, Alberto Fernandezsaid on Tuesday that he will seek re-election in the presidential elections at the end of 2023, at a time when the country It is going through an economic crisis that hits its popularity.

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The most recent polls show that the image of Fernández, elected in 2019, has sunk amid high inflation and internal disputes within the government coalition, which have not allowed the country to leave behind the prolonged crisis.

“Definitely,” the center-left president replied in Madrid when the interviewer for the Spanish television channel TVE asked him if he would seek re-election. Although he had previously suggested it, Férnandez had not so far expressed his intention to run for office.

“I absolutely have all the strength necessary for Argentina to stand up,” added Fernández, who began a brief official tour of Europe on Tuesday. On Tuesday he met with Spanish authorities and on Wednesday he will meet with those of Germany.

Currently, polls show a greater intention to vote for the candidates of the center-right opposition, while Fernández’s fight with his own vice president, the powerful Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, puts obstacles to his aspirations for re-election.

The dispute revolves around the country’s economic policy: while the president intends to apply market-friendly measures such as a slow reduction in public spending, Fernández de Kirchner is fighting to increase salaries and social subsidies, which mainly benefit his class voters. low and medium.

Experts warn that if the country does not cut its fiscal deficit, it will be difficult to reduce inflation close to 60% per year. (Reporting by Nicolás Misculin; Editing by Walter Bianchi).

Source: Elcomercio

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