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Imagen alusiva a la lona colgada en la sede socialista de Ferraz para recibir la visita de Javier Milei a Madrid. · Imagen generada para EPM

Spanish Socialists greet Milei with a banner embracing the left label

The PSOE hung a banner at its Ferraz headquarters greeting Javier Milei by embracing its left-wing label, with backing from Sánchez on X.

--- The context --- Javier Milei is in Madrid on his seventh visit to Spain since taking office as President of Argentina, with an agenda this Wednesday that combines economic events and political meetings. He will not meet Pedro Sánchez, as in previous visits, and the day begins with a PSOE response displayed on the façade of its headquarters. --- The facts --- The PSOE hung a banner on its national headquarters in Ferraz street with a greeting to Milei that embraces the left-wing label of its authors and presents Spain as the fastest growing country in Europe, according to the message itself. Sánchez backed it on the social network X, where he embraced that label in response to Milei criticism of left-wing leaders. The head of the Spanish Government reviewed measures of his administration on pensions, the minimum wage, family work balance, abortion and the defence of peace, in contrast with Argentine policies. Milei opens his agenda at an economic forum near Puerta del Sol, then meets the economist Jesús Huerta de Soto and opens the 10th Annual Madrid Conference on Austrian Economics at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. --- The positions --- At that university, URJC por la Pública called a demonstration against the visit, described as an attempt at electoral interference to back the far right ahead of November 29. The group questioned the scientific validity of the Austrian school and of anarcho-capitalism, recalled that Milei ridiculed the fact that two thirds of Argentines cannot make ends meet and his description of social justice as an aberration, and pointed to the conflict of his Government with Argentine universities over cuts. The platform demanded the cancellation of Milei participation on campus, a public disassociation by the rectorate, the publication of institutional costs and a guarantee of protest without sanctions. Later, Milei will meet the Fundación Disenso, linked to Vox, and Ignacio Garriga, secretary general of the group; Abascal is in A Coruña. The Ayuso meeting remains pending: the Casa Rosada sets it at five in the afternoon, Madrid said on Tuesday that it is not closed, and PP campaign spokesperson Ester Muñoz defended its normality and called Argentina a sister nation of Spain. --- What remains unknown --- The PP has still not confirmed the Ayuso reception, whose government delayed its decision without denying the meeting. Whether the university will meet the demands of the protest platform is also unknown. --- Unanswered questions --- Will Madrid confirm the reception of Milei at five in the afternoon as the Casa Rosada maintains? Will the university respond to the demand to cancel Milei participation on campus? Will the protest shape the course of the day? --- EPM analysis --- The visit concentrates in one day the clash of two models: the Spanish Government displays its social measures against Milei criticism of the left, while the Argentine president unfolds his economic agenda and his alliances in Spain. The Ferraz banner and the university protest mark the two ends of that dispute. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the Ferraz banner sums up the PSOE strategy toward Milei: rather than dodging the label the Argentine president uses against the left, the party embraces it and ties it to pensions, the minimum wage and family balance. The gesture turns a foreign visit into a showcase of its own record. Its effectiveness will depend on whether the contrast with Argentine policies proves credible to those who listen to Milei for his economic agenda, and on whether the day is dominated by the protest or by the unconfirmed Ayuso meeting.
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