President Alberto Fernandez provided a national chain following a man triggered once morest the vice president Cristina Kirchner, in a new day of vigil outside his residence in Recoleta. They also communicated by phone and talked regarding what happened.
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“Dear Argentine people, Shortly following 9:00 p.m., a man attempted once morest the life of the vice president of the nation. It is a very serious fact. It is the most serious that has happened since the recovery of democracy. In the context of a massive presence of people, a man pointed a firearm at his head and pulled the trigger. Cristina remains alive because, for some reason, the gun that had 5 bullets did not fire despite having been triggered, “Fernández began.
And he added: “Such a reality moves the Argentine people and in particular those of us who are his companions, who embrace it in solidarity with all our love.” “This attack deserves the strongest repudiation from all political sectors, from all the men and women who make up the republic. These facts affect our democracy.”
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“We are obliged to recover democratic coexistence that has been broken by the hate speech that has spread from different political, judicial and media spaces. We can have deep disagreements but in a democratic society, speeches that promote hate cannot take place because they breed violence and there is no possibility that violence coexists with democracy, “said the President.
In that line, he added: “We are facing a fact that has an extreme serious institutional and human nature. Our vice president has been attacked and social peace has been disturbed. The Argentina You can’t waste another minute. There is no time. It is necessary to banish violence and hatred from political and media discourse and from our society”.
“I call on each and every one of the Argentine men and women, the entire political and social leadership, the media and society in general to reject any form of violence. We need to isolate, not validate, the disqualifying, stigmatizing and offensive words that only divide and confront us. I have communicated with the judge investigating what happened and I have asked her to quickly clarify the responsibilities and the facts. I have also requested that you ensure the life of the accused, ”she remarked.
and closed: “May the shock, horror and repudiation that this event generates in us become a permanent commitment to eradicate hatred and violence from life in democracy. For that reason, I have decided to declare tomorrow a national holiday so that in peace and harmony the people can express themselves in defense of life, of democracy and solidarity with our vice president. The Argentine people want to live with democracy and in peace and ours has the firm commitment to work every day so that this is achieved. Goodnight”.
