In an upcoming interview, Argentina’s President Javier Milei shared plans for his country to form a coalition of ten Latin American nations aimed at fighting against what he calls the “cancer of socialism.”
Milei spoke with journalist Andres Oppenheimer for Oppenheimer’s TV program. Brief snippets of the interview were released prior to the full airing on January 11th. The focus is on opposing socialism and its “collectivist” nature.
“We haven’t come up with a name yet, but a group of ten countries is already working on it, and we will continue to advance,” Milei stated. “We are creating a coalition that promotes the idea of freedom and stands against various forms of socialism, including what some term 21st-century socialism or woke socialism, as well as more extreme variants.”
Milei noted that Latin America seems to be “awakening from a 21st-century socialist nightmare,” pointing to the alignment of several right-leaning presidents throughout the region. He mentioned figures like Jose Antonio Kast from Chile, Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia, Daniel Novoa in Ecuador, and more recently, Nasry Asfura in Honduras—all of whom have positive relations with the United States and past President Donald Trump.
Milei expressed that many people believe socialism is a flawed concept. He described the positive rhetoric surrounding it as “sentimental, deceptive, and misleading,” designed to enable certain groups to gain power while harming the populace, asserting that socialism always leads to failure wherever it is implemented.
An unnamed Argentine government official told a local newspaper, La Nación, that although the Anti-Socialist Bloc is still budding, recent political shifts have positioned Milei alongside other U.S.-friendly leaders who share similar views.
The official mentioned that the government points out that many involved have already endorsed a joint statement criticizing Chavismo in Venezuela. It also supports U.S. efforts in the Caribbean and backs the Honduran elections that favored Washington’s candidate, Asfura.
La Nación also noted that the Argentine government is eager about the ideological shift in the region and aims to underscore parallels with other likely candidates for the group, especially as elections approach in Brazil and Colombia, which are currently governed by socialist administrations that create a challenging political landscape for Milei.
