President Javier Milei is set to receive an award in in northern Germany on Saturday.
The right-wing populist is likely to be met with .
Milei is later expected to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, although a military honors reception has been canceled. The federal government said that the program was shortened at the request of the Argentine delegation.
It comes a day after . Instead, the Argentine leader met with the head of the Madrid region’s government, Isabel Diaz AyusoI of the opposition conservative People’s Party, at an event organized by the far-right Vox party.
Milei will end his visit to Europe in the .
What medal is Milei set to receive?
Milei is scheduled to receive an award from the Friedrich von Hayek Foundation, a think tank named after the Austrian-born academic who helped develop neoliberal economic theory.
The group’s chairman, Stefan Kooths, praised Milei after his win in the Argentine general election in November last year.
Former German spy boss Hans-Georg Maassen is also expected to be present at the ceremony. .
Milei has said he aims to .
The populist leader advocates for austerity measures to improve economic indicators and is a self-identified “anarcho-capitalist.”
Left-wing groups are planning to protest the event, including a demonstration under the slogan “No prize for the extreme right – No medal for Milei” near the venue where the Argentine head of state is to receive the award.
sdi/rm (dpa, AFP)
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