German chancellor holds unusually short meeting in Berlin with the controversial populist leader
The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has welcomed Argentina’s populist president, Javier Milei, for a controversial and unusually short meeting in Berlin after the divisive leader accepted an award from a German foundation with links to the far right.
Protesters, some holding placards reading “No trade with despots”, jeered from beyond the gates of Scholz’s chancellery as the self-described anarcho-capitalist emerged from his limousine on his first visit to Germany as president.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/23/olaf-scholz-welcomes-argentinas-populist-president-javier-milei-to-germany
Author : Deborah Cole in Berlin
Publish date : 2024-06-23 16:50:57
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