As part of his European tour, Alberto Fernandez delivered statements to the Spanish press, while he was visiting that country and where he was able to meet his peer Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe VI.
In his speech, President affirmed that he will go for the presidential elections of 2023, with which Alberto Fernandez confirmed rumors about whether or not he would seek re-election.
“Yes, absolutely yes,” he said. Alberto Fernandez when he was questioned by a journalist from RTVE about his participation in the next presidential elections, where, once again, the president hopes to defeat the opposition.
The president also stressed that he had enough strength to put “Argentina back on its feet” and that in the process “it will not give up” which, according to him, has been his main priority throughout his administration. .
“If there is something that happens to us Peronists, it is that we never give up. They killed us a thousand times, persecuted us, disappeared us, overthrew us over and over again. We don’t know what it is about lowering our arms”, he affirmed.
During the interview, the Head of State also referred to the crisis that the ruling party is experiencing and indicated that as president he must make decisions, even if they receive criticism.
“In this time, it is my turn to govern and I have to make decisions. And some of those decisions surely do not satisfy everyone” and added that his priority is to see Argentina advance “towards the future”.
Alberto Fernández met today with German Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz
After its first stopover in Spain, President traveled this morning to Berlin to meet with the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, with whom he discussed the impact that the war in Ukraine has had on the world.
Then, the Argentine president is expected to travel to France to meet with Emmanuel Macron, who was recently re-elected as president of that country.