2023-11-09 01:52:44
Who will reach the chair of the Pink House? In the November 19 ballot, they compete for the presidency of Argentina the peronist Sergio Massafrom Unión por la Patria and current Minister of Economy, and the far-right libertarian Javier Miley, from La Libertad Avanza. These are some of his key proposals.
ECONOMY
Sergio Massa: promises of stability and debt payment to the IMF
Without a doubt, the biggest challenge for Massa, Minister of Economy since 2022, is to demonstrate that he has a concrete plan to get Argentina out of the current delicate situation. The lawyer has a pragmatic profile, but faces criticism for not being able to control the crisis. He promises fiscal balance, a trade surplus, a competitive exchange rate and rebuilding reserves. However, a possible economic stabilization seems to be very far from reality these days, since the Minister of Economy has failed to stop the spiral of inflation.
He said that in 2024 he will lift the exchange rate imposed on the dollar, as well as the restrictions on transactions in that currency.
It aspires to cancel the debt with the International Monetary Fund, of regarding 46,000 million dollars, paying it 100%. It is betting on agricultural exports, along with energy resources such as lithium, gas and oil, to generate dollars.
Javier Milei: closure of the Central Bank and dollarization
The far-right libertarian candidate, a outsider which emerged in politics two years ago, is considered by the opposition as disruptive and controversial for some of its radical proposals.
The economist, whose symbol is the chainsaw, wants to “liquidate” the Argentine Central Bank and completely dollarize the economy. Several economists consider that this shift is currently unviable because the Central Bank has almost no reserves, which is why it will have to specify how it will “dollarize without dollars.”
The opening of the economy is another of the candidate’s workhorses, with the “liberation of all exchange restrictions” and ending withholdings on exports and import tariffs. This opening raises fears that it will involve eliminating entire sectors of national production. He wants to privatize public companies, cut state spending as much as possible, as well as eliminate subsidies, lower taxes and spending on public works.
HEALTH
Massa: the “present state”
The Peronist candidate highlighted during the campaign the importance of maintaining “public health as a State policy”, that is, access to free public health. He warned, in contrast, of the “every man for himself” that would arise from the opposition’s privatization proposals.
Milei: tariffs for health
At the beginning of the electoral campaign, Javier Milei spoke out in favor of charging fees for services, which are historically free in Argentine public hospitals, and of a reform in their financing. He thus plans to reduce health spending, and create universal health insurance that covers costs proportionally to the payment made by the recipient of the service.
EDUCATION
Massa: “More public education”
The UxP candidate highlighted that greater investment in public education and universities is necessary if the economy is to be stabilized. For him, tertiary and university training are guarantors of progress. He wants to develop training in technology and in instruments of the “new labor market” in secondary school plans, promoting an “educational revolution and” deepening ”the politics of memory.
Milei: voucher system for studying
The ultraliberal candidate proposes a “system of vouchers to study”, which would replace the historic free public education in Argentina. Although it is not clear how it would be implemented, the voucher system aims to decentralize education, handing the budget to parents, rather than schools or ministries. Milei has softened its proposals for the second round, but there are still many doubts regarding the effectiveness of this system.
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SECURITY
Massa: video surveillance system
In terms of security, Sergio Massa wants to implement a video surveillance system to prevent and prosecute crime, also using satellite systems and drones at borders to combat drug trafficking, corruption and human trafficking.
Milei: deregulate the firearms market
Javier Milei proposes lowering the age of imputability, deregulating the possession of firearms for the population and militarizing prisons to “recompose the system.” He also wants to prohibit foreigners with criminal records from entering the country and immediately deport those who commit crimes. crimes. Although he qualified some of his proposals, they still stand.
RETIREMENTS
Massa: early retirement extension
The candidate announced that he will extend for two more years the plan that allows receiving a percentage of the retirement before the established age. He is once morest the return to the AFJP system, private pension fund administrators.
Milei: cuts in pensions, return of the AFJP
On his platform, Milei said that he will make changes to the pension and social security system. One of them is the reform to cut State spending on retirements and pensions, encouraging a “private capitalization system.” She spoke out in favor of the return of the AFJP.
RIGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND RR. USA
Massa: take care of the legacy of “memory, truth and justice”
Sergio Massa called to take care of the legacy of the last 40 years of democracy in Argentina in relation to “memory, truth and justice” regarding the crimes once morest humanity committed by the dictatorship of the military junta between 1976 and 1983, which earned Argentina international recognition in human rights. He is committed to inclusion and the rights of minorities. He targeted those who deny climate change and called to defend biodiversity. Massa has good relations with China and Brazil, Argentina’s two main trading partners. Argentina, and wants to relaunch Mercosur, according to experts. It is believed that he has a favorable position on joining the BRICS.
Milei: denial of the 30,000 missing people and climate change
The La Libertad Avanza candidate said that “there were not 30,000 missing people,” as human rights organizations estimate, during the military dictatorship in Argentina, sparking a controversial debate. He also denied the gender wage gap in the labor market. For Milei and his candidate for vice president, Victoria Villarruel, the crimes once morest humanity were “excesses,” an argument used by the head of the military junta, Jorge Rafael Videla. Milei is once morest abortion. She said she had nothing once morest equal marriage. For him, the assertions that blame humans for climate change “are false.” He said that he is not interested in relations with China, because it is a communist country, and he said the same regarding Brazil governed by Lula da Silva. According to him, Argentina should leave Mercosur and should not enter the BRICS group.
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