President Javier Milei summoned the ministers of the National Cabinet to attend a dinner at the Quinta de Olivos. As Ámbito learned, they took stock of the year and celebrated Chanukah Sameach, the Jewish holiday of Luminaires. Earlier he received radical dialogueists and expatriates.
The head of state and his sister Karina Milei were the hosts of the meeting that took place at the presidential residence located in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires, where they attended Guillermo Francos (Chief of Staff), Sandra Pettovello (Human Capital), Patricia Bullrich (Security), Luis Petri (Defense), Federico Sturzenegger (Deregulation), Gerardo Werthein (Chancellery).
The presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni He shared an image with the President and the ministers. “Great moment, great year, great future. The end,” he tweeted. Along with the officials there were Santiago Caputo and Damian Reidel in addition to Martin Menem, head of the Chamber of Deputies.
The dinner was held to celebrate the Jewish holiday that commemorates the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the rebellion of the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire. After achieving Jewish independence, they carried out a purification of pagan gods in the Temple. To do this, they managed to light the place’s candelabra for eight days with enough oil for just one person. What was considered a miracle in Jewish tradition.
In the last hours, the president took advantage of the Christmas celebration to share a greeting on his social networks in which he related the Catholic holiday to Judaism. “Merry Christmas, Hanukkah Sameach,” he said on his “X” account, accompanied by a rabbi and a Santa Claus.
The greeting caught the attention of several users on social networks. Historically, it is a Catholic tradition, mostly in Argentina, that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and, some time ago, it joined the story of Santa Claus. For this reason, the Jewish community does not participate in the commemoration because it does not recognize Jesus as the legitimate son of God.
However, The President’s post is not capricious. This year, December 25 coincides with the beginning of the traditional Hanukkah Sameach celebration, the Jewish festival of lights that lasts eight days and eight nights.
During the day, the president led a series of meetings at the Government House. The most resonant was the one carried out together with the national deputies of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) expelled from the party for collaborating with your votes to shield the veto on the retirement mobility and university financing laws – initiatives that had been promoted by the bloc to which they belong.
As Ámbito was able to reconstruct, during the meeting requested by The radicals explored legislative and electoral agreements for 2025. Regarding the former, it is worth remembering that the meeting took place at a time when the Government is insisting on its electoral reform, which includes a project to eliminate PASO.
This Thursday, Milei was also shown alongside the former soccer player and legendary goalscorer of the Boca Juniors Athletic Club Martin Palermo from the balcony of the Casa Rosada. They both greeted smiling and were accompanied by the General Secretary of the Presidency. Karina Milei.
Palermo, current coach of Olympia of Paraguaywas accompanied by his current wife Lorena Barrichi and his youngest son, Gianluca. The current coach is on vacation in Argentina with his family, after an important end to the year in the Paraguayan club, which he declared champion of the First Division Tournament.
Source: Ambito
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