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Madrid – The prime ministers of Hungary and Italy, Víctor Orban and Giorgia Meloni, and the deputy of the National Assembly of France and French far-right politician Marine Le Pen supported Vox at the political convention ‘Europa Viva 24’ held on Sunday in Madrid ahead of the European elections.
The former prime minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and the president of the Portuguese far-right party Chega (Enough), André Ventura, also attended the meeting, in which the highlight was the intervention of the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, who called the wife of the Spanish president, Pedro Sánchez, “corrupt”.
These accusations have already led Spain to call ‘sine die’ consultations to its ambassador in Argentina, María Jesús Alonso, and to summon the Argentine ambassador in Spain, Roberto Bosch, to demand public apologies for what the Executive considers was an attack by Milei against the Spanish institutions.
All speeches at the event revolved around the issues that make up the ideological corpus of this political space: the “fight for freedom”, opposition to socialism and communism, Agenda 2030, gender ideology, “Islamic” immigration, and defense of national sovereignty and identity. In addition, the speakers advocated for the European Union (EU) to take a new direction.
The prime minister of Hungary warned the audience about the “great common battle” and talked about mass migration, “gender propaganda” or the “destruction of traditional families”. He also called for the practice of “conservative, Christian, and patriotic values” and to “occupy Brussels” to ensure the survival of Western civilization.
“You are the only possible future of Europe”, said the prime minister of Italy, who criticized the “elites” of Brussels, the “bureaucrats” and the left.
For his part, André Ventura rejected the label “far-right” to refer to the political space he represents. “We are not the most radical right in Europe, we are the only ones who have united to defend the freedom of Europe and to defend the freedom of the entire world”, he pointed out.
In his turn to speak, Javier Milei, described Begoña Gómez, wife of the president of the Government of Spain, as “corrupt” and attacked socialism, an ideology he accuses of leading to “slavery or death”.
“They do not know what kind of society and country socialism can produce and what kind of people screwed into power and what levels of abuse can generate. Even when the corrupt woman, let’s say tarnished, and takes five days to think about it”, he said.
These accusations have been met with a response from Spain, which has called ‘sine die’ consultations to its embassy in Argentina. Additionally, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has conveyed to the Argentine ambassador in Madrid the demand for a “public rectification” by Milei.
In the same vein, the president of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has also requested a public apology and has warned that if it does not occur, the response from Spain will be “to the level of the dignity of Spanish democracy and the bonds of brotherhood” that unite both countries.
The accusations have also been criticized by the High Commissioner for the EU’s Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell. Through his X social network account, he stated that attacks against the relatives of political leaders have no place in European culture. “We condemn and reject them, especially when they come from partners”, he noted. (May 19 and 20)