Mexican president urges Argentines to peacefully resist Milei

Mexico’s leftist leader on Friday recommended that Argentines peacefully protest the new government of radical libertarian President Javier Milei, who took office last week promising deep budget cuts in a bid to tame triple-digit inflation.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has often criticized foreign calls to action against his own government’s policies, told a press conference that Argentine citizens should embrace “peaceful civic resistance” and avoid any temptation to oppose Milei’s policies with violence.
“What I will say to the Argentine people … is don’t be provoked, that non-violence is politically effective,” said Lopez Obrador, who himself has pursued wide-anging cuts to government spending that does not align with his priorities.
Milei’s press office did not immediately repsond to a request for comment.