Event

Examining the Impact of Elections in Argentina with Former President Macri

Date & Time

Wednesday

Nov. 15, 2023

2:00pm – 3:00pm ET

Location

Online Only

Event Sponsor

Latin America Program

Event Co-Sponsors

Overview

Minister of Economy Sergio Massa and lawmaker Javier Milei have two vastly different visions for the future of Argentina. Voters are more motivated than ever, driven by inflation, high poverty rates, high interest rates, and capital controls. The candidates share distinctively different views for the future of the country, the third-largest economy in Latin America and the one with the highest International Monetary Fund debt. Please join us for a conversation with former President Mauricio Macri of Argentina and former President Iván Duque Márquez of Colombia to discuss the implications of Sunday's election for Argentina and for regional dynamics in South America.

This event will be in Spanish.

Una examinación del impacto de las eleciones en Argentina con el ex-Presidente Macri

El ministro de Economía, Sergio Massa y el legislador Javier Milei tienen dos visiones diferentes sobre el futuro de Argentina. Los votantes tienen grandes motivaciones para votar, impulsados por la alta inflación que vive el país, la pobreza, altas tasas de interés y los controles de capital. Los candidatos comparten puntos de vista claramente diferentes sobre el futuro del país, la tercera economía más grande de América Latina y la que tiene la mayor deuda con el Fondo Monetario Internacional. Acompáñenos a una conversación con el Ex presidente Mauricio Macri de Argentina y el Ex presidente Iván Duque Márquez de Colombia para discutir las implicaciones de las elecciones del domingo para Argentina y la dinámica regional en América del Sur.

*These opinions are solely that of the author and does not represent the views of the Wilson Center.

Citas selectas

Excelentísimo señor Iván Duque Márquez

Presidente y miembro distinguido, Iván Duque Center for Prosperity and Freedom, Wilson Center

Presidente de la República de Colombia (2018-2022)

"Ese es el mensaje: derrotar el populismo promoviendo desde la educación y desde el emprendimiento una cultura de no dependencia pero de darle dentro de la libertad y de la democracia el máximo potencial y despliegue al anhelo personal y colectivo de generar bienestar."

Excelentísimo señor Mauricio Macri

Presidente de la República Argentina (2015-2019)

"El populismo es cómplice al narcotráfico."

"Si no dejamos de gastar más de lo que tenemos desde el estado, si no queremos apropiar de trabajo ajeno, si no queremos respectar la propiedad en un país así, nadie invierte."

"El populismo ya no es un problema Latinoamericano, es una amenaza global."

"El populismo se combate con educación."

Speakers

Mauricio Macri

Former President of the Argentine Republic (2015-2019)

Ivan Duque Marquez, Former President of the Republic of Colombia

Iván Duque Márquez

Chair and Distinguished Fellow, Iván Duque Center for Prosperity and Freedom;
President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)

Hosted By

Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more

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