Summary of the day
Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party, congratulated the far-right libertarian Javier Milei on his victory in Argentina’s presidential election. “Today a path of future and hope opens for Argentines and all of Latin America, which we celebrate in Spain with special joy,” Abascal wrote, as other far-right and conservative figures across Europe also celebrated Milei’s win.
Stéphane Séjourné, president of the Renew Europe group, said Argentina had “chosen to try a far-right populist adventure” but that “those experiments end in failure and suffering”.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, praised Milei on his “clear stance” in support of Kyiv.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was “waiting for clarifications” from the winner of Argentina’s election.
Israel’s foreign minister, Eli Cohen, congratulated Milei and invited him to visit Israel to open an embassy in Jerusalem.
The European Commission appeared to downplay a new Hungarian government campaign that includes billboards depicting the commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Open Society Foundations chair, Alex Soros, with the slogan: “Let’s not dance to their tune.” A commission spokesperson said von der Leyen was “unfazed” by the campaign.
Daniel Freund, a German Green member of the European parliament, said the commission should suspend preparatory meetings with Viktor Orbán’s government before Hungarian Council presidency.
Amid concerns about asylum seekers arriving via Russia, Finnish president Sauli Niinistö said that it seems that it has become impossible to return people who did not meet the necessary criteria.
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Kremlin waiting for 'clarifications' from Argentina's Milei
Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for the Kremlin, said today that Russia was paying attention to the winner of Argentina’s presidential election, Javier Milei.
“We have paid attention to the many statements made by Mr Milei during the election campaign, but mainly we will be guided and judge by what he says after the inauguration,” Peskov said, according to Tass.
“In particular, we are waiting for clarifications on many issues that will affect our bilateral relations,” he added.
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