The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, held a video call this Wednesday with the Argentine head of state, Javier Milei, in which he expressed his support for the labels he has directed at Pedro Sánchez during his stay in Spain, among them "dictator" and "thief".
On this occasion, Abascal and Milei did not meet face to face, something striking because in previous trips of the Argentine leader to Spain they had always coincided and even Milei had intervened in Vox events. Some interpretations suggest that the Vox leader would have wanted to avoid the joint photo to not appear linked to the social cuts that the Argentine promotes in his country.
From Vox, however, they reject that reading and maintain that Abascal's "priority" these days is the pre-campaign, a circumstance that Milei "absolutely understands." Abascal himself has explained that he wanted to dedicate the day to the neighbors of A Coruña and Avilés, insisting that the Argentine president remains his "friend and political ally."
Although there was no in-person meeting between the two leaders, Milei did meet in Madrid with the vice president and secretary general of Vox, Ignacio Garriga; with the director of the Disenso Foundation and MEP, Jorge Martín Frías; and with the spokesperson for Economy, Energy, and Deregulation, José María Figaredo, at the headquarters of the 'think tank' linked to Vox. During that meeting, Abascal and Milei connected by video call, a conversation that the Argentine Presidency broadcast in video through its account on the social network 'X'.
During the conversation, Milei jokes with Abascal by pointing out that in Spain it is said "that he no longer wants him," to which the Vox leader responds with laughter that he is calling him "from his office" in Disenso. Abascal regrets not having been able to travel to Madrid to greet him in person and assures him that they will be able to meet "on another occasion."
The Argentine leader downplays Abascal's absence from the meeting, tells him that he is "great with his people," states that "it is a pleasure" to be in Madrid, and adds that "there is nothing more fun than kicking leftist asses."
At another moment in the conversation, Abascal explains to him that the media has asked him about the insults that Milei has directed at Sánchez, such as "dictator" and "thief," and shows him his support. "He has called him a dictator just like I have, he gets too close to reality and everything is very well said," he asserts. Milei laughs and replies that "the problem" is that the insults are "of an extreme reality."
Both leaders agree to meet again on Milei's next trip to Spain or when Abascal can travel to Argentina, and they say goodbye with signs of complicity.