“If we could see better cooperation between countries in Latin America, there would be a better payoff for the region’s people, but this ideological divide runs deep. It reflects polarization not just within countries, but among them”

Argentina’s Milei trades barbs with Mexican and Colombian leaders, ratcheting up tensions

By News on the Net -- AP News —— Bio and Archives March 29, 2024

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BUENOS AIRES — Mudslinging between Latin American populist leaders dragged on Thursday, after days of Argentina’s President Javier Milei needling his leftist counterparts in Mexico and Colombia — coming to a head with a diplomatic blow the night before.

Since right-wing Milei stepped into the political spotlight last year, he has regularly traded barbs with Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But in recent days the political rivalry descended into long winded insults launched over social media. ---More...

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