On November 19, Javier Milei defeated Sergio Massa in the elections; the ultra-liberal and anti-establishment economist won 56% of the vote. After his victory, he will take office as the new president of Argentina this Sunday, December 10.

The ceremony of investment It is scheduled for 11 a.m. (Argentine time) and will be broadcast live on television and on the official networks of that country’s government.

Which leaders will attend Javier Milei’s inauguration?

The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, will be two major absentees on a long list of guests for the inauguration. Moreover, the presidents of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba and Iran, whom liberals call dictators, have not been invited.

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (r), poses with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro (l), during the bilateral meeting at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, Brazil. EFE/Andre Borges
Photo: André Borges

Lula da Silva declined the invitation to the event. During Milei’s campaigncalled then-presidential candidate Da Silva a ‘corrupt communist’ while Petro openly showed his opposition to the new Argentine president.

For their part, Chile’s leaders, Gabriel Boric, will be present at the inauguration of the next Argentine president; Ecuador, Daniel Noboa; Paraguay, Santiago Peña; and Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, and the Prime Minister of Hungary, the ultranationalist Viktor Orbán. Likewise, according to local media, the arrival of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Foreign Ministers of Peru, Javier González-Olaechea, is confirmed; and Brazil, Mauro Vieira. King Felipe VI will also be present at the event.

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The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa will move to Argentina after participating in the open debate of the United Nations Security Council, in New York, United States, on Thursday, December 7. They will accompany you Chancellor Gabriela SommerfeldLieutenant Colonel Jorge Arias, as military adjutant, and Lieutenant Colonel Julián Godoy, head of security.

On November 19, Daniel Noboa congratulated Javier Milei on his victory in the Argentine presidential elections. (JO)