Tensions High as Argentina's Outgoing Vice President Insults Incoming President's Supporters
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Outgoing Argentina vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stuck up her middle finger at crowds supporting incoming president Javier Milei.
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The incident occurred as Kirchner was arriving for Milei's swearing-in ceremony. She was heckled by Milei supporters.
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Local media condemned Kirchner's gesture as an insult to voters and disrespectful to institutions she represented.
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Milei is a divisive right-wing politician who has criticized Kirchner's leftist policies over the years.
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The ceremony itself was flamboyant, with Milei adding "damn" after his name in the register and having his cane engraved with his dogs' faces.