Argentine president to deal with supporters amid criticism

Kirchner, irate over the spat, boycotted the inauguration along with her allies in Congress. “This government will know how to defend freedom, which is essential for democracy”, Macri vowed in an inaugural address that laid out a sweeping agenda for change.

His swearing-in has brought both his supporters and those of former leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner out onto the streets of Buenos Aires.

But he will receive the sash and baton of office at the presidential palace.

“For there to be zero poverty we need to create jobs, expand the economy and take advantage of our resources”, he said.

At every step, Macri will likely have to contend with Fernandez, albeit now with the power of the presidency.

As part of his first day in the office of the presidency of Argentina, President Mauricio Macri met with President Ollanta Humala in the Palacio San Martin in Buenos Aires yesterday.

Further on he admitted “all this can sound incredible after so many years of useless confrontations, but it is an exciting challenge”.

Macri has vowed to take the country in a very different direction.

During his campaign, Marci had repeatedly accused his predecessor, Cristina Kirchner, of lying about government statistics.

“To believe that relations with Great Britain are limited to the Malvinas issue is to say the least an “over simplification”. but this does not mean we have to cancel all dialogue with the United Kingdom”.

While some progress was made on unemployment, poverty remains commonplace.

“Politics for me is not a competition to see who’s got the bigger ego”. There will be no tolerance for these abusive practices.

Argentine President Mauricio Macri, already wearing the presidential sash and staff, during his inauguration at the Casa Rosada government palace in Buenos Aires on December 10, 2015.

Another focus of his term will be to crack down on corruption and restore independence in the justice system, so that there are no more partisan judges and quicker action.