Argentine President Javier Milei’s “explosive” love life imploded after he blamed work pressures for his breakup with his famous “Lioness” girlfriend.
The libertarian populist was last seen with Fatima Florez, 43, in Miami on Wednesday as riots broke out in the streets of Buenos Aires to protest public spending cuts in a country where 40 percent of people live in poverty.
They boasted about their “exotic” relationship after going public in July last year with Milei, 53, insisting “I’m very in love” with the Argentinian actress and comedian.
But he said their conflicting schedules had put too much pressure on the couple as he announced the end of their relationship on Saturday.
“Thanks to Fatima’s immense professional success, of which I am extremely proud, she has received numerous job offers to work both in the United States and in Europe,” he wrote on social media .
Argentine President Javier Milei, 53, met his girlfriend Fatima Florez, 43, when they appeared together on a popular talk show in December 2022.
The 53-year-old president joined Florez, wearing a shiny gold leotard and matching gloves, on stage after a performance of her musical “Fatima 100%” in December.
Milei, who reportedly paid for the ticket to the event out of her own pocket, gave an impromptu speech on stage before engaging in a long kiss with Florez.
“This, added to the complex task that I face today and that the Argentines have entrusted to me, has led us to live separately, which makes it impossible for us to have the couple relationship that we would like to have, despite the way we love each other so much.
“That’s why we decided to end our relationship and maintain a bond of friendship given how much we feel for each other and how much we love, respect and admire each other.”
Florez has yet to publicly respond to the end of the relationship which was sparked when they appeared together on a popular talk show in December 2022, two months before she split from her then-husband, aged 22.
During the interview, Fatima playfully told the politician: “You are too alone for your important role. »
In October, the couple returned to the chat to confirm they were dating.
Florez explained: “We started talking on Instagram and started seeing each other much later.
“It came very naturally. It was very little by little. I was in Uruguay, working and we started writing to each other.
Elsewhere in the interview, Argentina’s new president said: “I’m very in love.” The couple described their love as “exotic.”
A pro-Trump libertarian with no prior government experience and a resume that included work as a “tantric sex coach” was elected president on a promise to end “Marxist indoctrination.”
Milei, who often disguises himself as his superhero alter ego “General AnCap”, which is short for anarcho-capitalist (pictured), has made a name for himself by furiously denouncing the “parasitic political caste” in television programs.
Milei, right, who recently revealed he is of Jewish descent, was in Miami as a guest of the city’s Chabad Lubavitch Jewish community.
The couple were photographed leaving the event together just three days before their split.
Fatima then explained how she officially separated from her husband on his birthday in February – comparing it to the historic Battle of San Lorenzo in 1813.
Florez, who is one of her country’s most popular celebrities with 1.4 million followers on Instagram, said in January that she was “addicted to Javier.”
“Even when we are far apart, we are very close,” she said
“And when we’re close, we’re close, we’re explosive, explosive, you know what I mean?”
The couple shared a very steamy public kiss in December when he joined her on stage at the premiere of her musical “Fatima 100 Percent,” featuring impersonations of Milei, Cristina Kirchner, Taylor Swift, Tina Turner, Liza Minelli, Mirtha Legrand, Susana Giménez. and Carmen Barbieri, among others.
Sharing a photo of herself backstage, Fatima – who wore a shaggy brown wig and bright blue contacts – wrote: ‘I AM YOUR LIONESS.’
But Milei has been plagued by civil unrest since coming to power in December, with inflation of 290 percent and a 50 percent devaluation of the Argentine peso.
Protesters threw stones at police who responded with water cannons and tear gas as riots broke out in the center of the Argentine capital last week.
Milei removed energy and transportation subsidies, suspended public projects and stopped making payments to provincial governments.
On April 3, workers were informed that they were being laid off at several state agencies, including the ministries of economy, energy and social security.
Milei pledged to reduce the number of ministries from 24 to eight and called for the elimination or merger of the ministries of Education, Social Development, Women, Gender and Diversity, as well as of Health.
One infamous video showed him tearing cards with the names of several ministries from a whiteboard and throwing them away, saying: “The state is not the solution, it is the problem.”
He has taken bizarre positions on a range of issues, including the organ trade. The president said he was in favor of allowing the sale of organs between individuals, saying: “It’s just another market.”
Members of social organizations clash with police during a demonstration against recent economic measures introduced by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. At least two police officers and a media employee were injured and 11 people were arrested
A protester throws a stone during a demonstration against government job cuts in Buenos Aires
Protesters clashed with police in riot gear in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, on Wednesday.
Protesters marched on July 9 Avenue, the main avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, on Wednesday to denounce public sector job cuts and improvements to soup kitchens.
“If women can control their bodies, why can’t everyone,” he also said.
He also says he has no problem with legalizing sex work, previously stating: “I don’t see anything wrong with paying for sex.” This is a free transaction.
Earlier this month, he reiterated Argentina’s “unwavering claim” to the Falkland Islands as he attended a ceremony marking the 42nd anniversary of his country’s unsuccessful invasion of the South Atlantic territory from the United Kingdom.
He promised to establish a diplomatic “road map” for the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and criticized his predecessors for “mere words in international forums with no impact on reality”.
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