Milei called Pedro Sánchez’s wife “corrupt”: is there a crisis between Argentina and Spain?

The Argentine Executive requested this Monday that the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, publicly apologize in the midst of the open conflict between his country and Spain over the speech made in Madrid by President Javier Milei, and said that this crisis “has nothing to do with to do with diplomatic relations”.

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“(The reactions are) Eye-catching and impulsive threats. We do not understand the reason for his resentment, he did not mention anyone in particular,” said the presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni, in his usual press conference at the Casa Rosada (headquarters of the Executive ), in line with what was expressed in recent hours by several members of Milei’s cabinet.

“President Milei spoke with the truth as he has done in any country, on any stage and before any audience,” he added.

“We are not going to communicate with the Spanish president and we appeal to the Spanish president to communicate and apologize for the case.even publicly,” Adorni said.

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“We do not see that what happened has absolutely nothing to do with diplomatic relations,” he said, regarding the open crisis after the Argentine president’s words at an event organized by the Spanish far-right party Vox, in which he called Sánchez a “scumbag” and called his wife, Begoña Gómez, “corrupt.”

“Global elites do not realize how destructive it can be to implement the ideas of socialism (…), even when he has a corrupt woman, let’s say, he gets dirty [sic]and take five days to think about it“he assured.

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Although he did not mention Sánchez or Gómez by name, his words allowed the couple to be identified.

“They wanted to transpose an issue between people into a diplomatic issue and it seems to me that it was done in very bad faith,” said the Argentine spokesperson.

Milei’s words led the Spanish Government to call its ambassador in Buenos Aires for sine die consultations and demand a public apology from the Argentine president.

The spokesperson reiterated that Milei “would never put any relationship with any country at risk,” and asked several members of the Spanish Executive to apologize for having insinuated that the Argentine president consumes “substances.”for having described the Libertarian Government as a “government of hate”, for having accused it of “denialism and attacking democracy” and for having “involved” in the internal politics of Argentina.

The spokesperson described Milei’s official trip to Spain as “successful” and highlighted the president’s meeting with a group of Spanish businessmen with interests in Argentina, among whom he highlighted executives from BBVA, Banco Santander, Iberia, Mapfre, Telefónica or to the president of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE), Antonio Garamendi.

Asked about the statements of the president of the Spanish employers’ association, who described Milei’s words as “out of touch” on Monday, Adorni considered that the “differences” between Sánchez and the Argentine president will not affect the investments of Spanish companies in the country. South American.