Spain's Foreign Ministry condemned Argentine President Javier Milei on Oct. 21 after he called Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez an “unpresentable dictator” during a Madrid speech ahead of Spain's Nov. 29 election.
The ministry said Milei's remarks insulted Sánchez, Spain and its citizens. It separately rejected foreign interference and attacks on Spain's elected institutions, and condemned what it described as a call to violence.
Milei used the “dictator” description in a speech at Nueva Economía Fórum published by the Argentine presidency. Anadolu Agency reported that he also accused Sánchez of being a criminal and a thief.
The exchange followed a Socialist Party banner outside its Madrid headquarters that welcomed Milei as “lefties” and claimed Spain was Europe's fastest-growing country. In a video, Sánchez embraced “zurdo,” Spanish for “leftie,” and cited pensions, minimum wages and more time for parents with their children.
Milei arrived in Madrid on Oct. 20. His announced itinerary listed no meeting with Sánchez. Spain's formal election campaign is scheduled for Nov. 13 through Nov. 27, before the Nov. 29 vote.
