Milei given Italian citizenship, sparking outrage

[MilHojas]

Argentina’s president Javier Milei given Italian citizenship, sparking outrage

Some angry that politician with Italian roots easily obtained citizenship while on trip to meet PM Giorgia Meloni

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A Milei la cittadinanza italiana: «Uno dei nonni partì dalla Calabria»

In pochi mesi alla Casa Rosada Javier Milei si è guadagnato molti nomignoli. Alcuni legati all'iconica capigliatura altri all'uso non proprio consueto della motosega. Dal suo secondo...

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Original article in Italian

 

[JeffR]

I read about this granting of citizenship this morning (from a different source) and 2 questions immediately came to mind:

1. How on earth does this help the country/people of Argentina? In other words, does Milei not have better things to do?
2. Why go to Italy 5 times in one year? China or Brazil of the US I can understand, for example, I can understand.

 

[elhombresinnombre]

In Australia, dual citizenship disqualifies one from political office: what's the situation in Argentina?

 

[Quilombo]

How on earth does this help the country/people of Argentina? In other words, does Milei not have better things to do?

Nope. He's a part time president. In his defense who wants to be responsible for a country where the minimum wage is $245.76/month, poverty is 60%, there's a recession, GDP has shrunk, and grocery store prices make Spain and the US look cheap?

Might as well go abroad where a bunch of crypto/actual fascists and crypto scammers will clap for you like trained seals.

 

[camel]

Maybe planning for a place to be exiled if things end badly in Argentina.

 

[Redpossum]

Maybe planning for a place to be exiled if things end badly in Argentina.

If that's his goal, then insulting the king & queen of Spain probably wasn't a real great idea.

 

[carride]

The source of above chart is a good resource. Impressive that some of those private charter flights which cost US $100,000 to $376,000 did not seem to report the size of the entourage as they do with presidential plane travels.

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[Bajo_cero2]

In Australia, dual citizenship disqualifies one from political office: what's the situation in Argentina?

He needs permission from the Congress.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

If that's his goal, then insulting the king & queen of Spain probably wasn't a real great idea.

Sure, Spain is where they normally exile.