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The Financial Times profile of Karina Milei: “It is the President's general policy” - Infobae
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El perfil que hizo el Financial Times de Karina Milei: “Es la general política del Presidente”
El periódico británico publicó un artículo sobre la hermana del Presidente en donde la calificó como una “guardiana” que lleva las riendas de La Libertad Avanza. “No parece tímida”, afirmó el medio
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April 30, 2024
The British newspaper published an article about the President's sister where it described her as a “guardian” who takes the reins of La Libertad Avanza. “She doesn't seem shy,” the outlet stated.
Karina Milei, the President's "guardian and political general", according to the Financial Times (EFE/Gian Ehrenzeller)
The English morning newspaper Financial Times produced a profile of the General Secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei , in which it described that she is fighting “her political battle in Argentina” and highlighted that she is carrying out the nickname “the boss” well. .
"Not only is she the guardian of her brother's agenda and the most trusted of a small group of advisors, she is also his political general , holding the reins of his party and choosing personnel for high positions in the government and the legislature," described the British newspaper as the other leader of La Libertad Avanza (LLA).
The profile highlights Karina Milei's former role as a baker and tarot card reader as well as her beginnings in politics back in 2021 when her brother, then a television panelist and private sector economist, ran for a place in the House low. “ She managed her successful campaign ,” confirmed the outlet.
Additionally, fragments of one of the few interviews he gave were cited in the article where he confirmed his defense of the “ inexperienced but united team of libertarians .” “I know a lot of professionals in a lot of different areas, but do you know what's more important? Our group does this for its ideals, more than anything else ,” he said. And he completed: “ When the people you surround yourself with are good people, everything flows better .”
President Javier Milei and his sister received the Cutter James of the United States Coast Guard
The English media also echoed the words of Vice President Victoria Villarruel , spoken in March, when she told a television channel that Karina Milei's "strong character at times turned the president into the ' poor little ham in the middle ' in the disputes between both women.”
According to the Financial Times, Karina Milei, 52, has been her single brother's closest confidant since her childhood in a middle-class family in the capital and was described, according to people who know her, as "super calm" and “someone who doesn't try to charm you.” “But she doesn't seem shy,” said the British newspaper.
And they remembered the current presidential secretary's time on the television program hosted by Guido Kaczka , back in 2016, which she attended with her parents and the presence of her dog Aaron. “She told the presenter that she 'hadn't done well' in school, but she eventually earned a degree in public relations from UADE, a private university in Buenos Aires, where she graduated in 2001.” And then the Financial Times completed Karina Milei's CV: “she then worked in companies ranging from a tire importer-exporter to an insecticide manufacturer to her own Instagram cake business .”
Karina Milei's only interview
The crucial role of the presidential secretary “shaping both his long-term strategy and his daily logistics”, with respect to the president, led her to “manage all his speeches, the family budget and the box office,” declared Congresswoman Lilia Lemoine to the Financial Times last December, in relation to the media emergence of the current head of state back in 2018. “He would not have been president without her,” added the libertarian legislator.
The British newspaper emphasized that Karina Milei “approves of her brother's interviews and public appearances as well as accompanies him on trips and that presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni and Martín Menem , president of the lower house of Congress, report to her.” .
The English newspaper also spoke with a person who has known the brothers for years. “She is one of those who have seen him in pajamas,” the source revealed in relation to the president. “The others are Santiago Caputo , political consultant, and Nicolás Posse , chief of staff.” And he added: “Karina is less connected, less involved in deals with [the Argentine establishment], but if there is a disagreement between Karina and Posse, Karina wins .”
Santiago Caputo, Nicolás Posse and Karina Milei, the President's most trusted circle, according to the British newspaper (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Her prominence has led some foreign investors to question whether they should enter into a business relationship with the woman in question. “But local business leaders said that didn't seem possible,” the outlet confirmed. And they estimated that few had known her since her brother took office. “She is more interested in politics than economics,” added one executive.
And she rounded off the goal of the presidential sister. “While Javier Milei focuses on addressing Argentina's serious economic crisis and communicating with voters on the X social media platform, Karina Milei is leading an effort to build a national party structure for La Libertad Avanza .”
The internal frictions in the party core was another focus on which the publication paid attention. “An LLA member said that Karina Milei's 'extreme protection' of her brother's project had unleashed this. She does not want to leave anything to fate, which makes her a kind of dictator ,” the interviewee in question completed.
The appointment of Congresswoman Marcela Pagano , as head of the Impeachment Commission, revealed that “ Karina Milei ordered her dismissal ,” as two people linked to the decision confided to the media.
The dismissal of Marra as head of the Buenos Aires Legislature, one of Karina Milei's decisions, according to the Financial Times (EFE/Lenin Nolly)
The episode led the LLA's Lower House bloc leader, Oscar Zago , and two other members to leave the group, reducing it to 38 of the chamber's 257 seats. “It is clearly not good to have so much division in a small block,” said Ignacio Labaqui, senior analyst at Medley Advisors.
Despite this, this morning Pagano appeared in Congress and voted alongside Libertad Avanza for the reform package included in the Bases Law. “There's no room for anything,” responded to criticism in X.
Analysts said Karina Milei also reportedly ordered the removal of Ramiro Marra , one of the founders of the LLA, as head of her bloc in the Buenos Aires city legislature last month. The Buenos Aires deputy resisted the internal attacks and returned to take his place as head of the libertarian bench in CABA.
“You have to talk to people, convince people. It takes a lot. And I think he is making rookie mistakes ,” said Sergio Berensztein when asked about the role of the General Secretary of the Presidency. And he added that he would “ need to learn quickly ” to succeed in the complex task of building lasting alliances in Argentina's provinces.
