AMLO responds to the results of the presidential elections in Argentina: “I think there are those in Rome who are happy.”

president Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador He said that he was happy with the victory of Al-Biruni, the current Minister of Economy. Sergio Massain the presidential elections Argentinaand indicated that it is possible that there is a person in Rome, referring to Pope FranciscoI will be happy with it too.

During Monday morning, President Lopez Obrador was questioned about his opinion regarding these elections that took place during this period Migration summit To which the Presidents of South America, Central America and the Caribbean were summoned in Palenque.

The surprise came Sergio MassaThe candidate and Minister of Economy, who won the elections with 36% of the votes, versus the far-right candidate Javier Miley, who won 29.9% of the votes.

“The results in Argentina were good. I am very happy,” President Lopez Obrador said, without mentioning the names of any of the candidates or President Alberto Fernandez.

However, he did take the time to point out one of the candidates and the statements he made against him Pope Francisco.

It was at the end of September when the interview was released Javier Miley Given to journalist Tucker Carlson, the presidential candidate accuses the pope of “strong interference in politics,” as well as his affinity for dictators such as Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Fidel Castro.

This situation was even a topic of concern during one of the presidential debates that took place Sergio Massa Miley said that with his comments he offended not only the “head of the church” but also the Catholic faithful in Argentina.

He said: “I want you to take advantage of these forty-five seconds to ask forgiveness from the Pope, who is the most important Argentine in history.”

However, this was not the only time Javier fired Miley Criticism of Pope FrancisHe had previously referred to him as a “representative of evil on earth,” in addition to accusing him once again of his political stance.

On that occasion he also described him as a promoter of communism and a “disastrous and unrepresentable figure”, a fact that President López Obrador rejected and prompted him to say, “Bad language“For the presidential candidate of Argentina.

“It turns out that a character is emerging in Argentina, as well as Vox in Spain, and it is a movement, but this character from Argentina is beginning to captivate sectors, especially the middle class and conservatives, which received the largest number of votes in the country.” “In the last elections, but notice that he went so far as to attack Pope Francis,” he said on September 13.