DistantNews
Support us
Ramón “Nene” Vera: 'We Are Building a National, Liberal, and Popular Movement, Not a Religious Sect'
🇦🇷 Argentina /Elections & Politics

Ramón “Nene” Vera: 'We Are Building a National, Liberal, and Popular Movement, Not a Religious Sect'

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Argentine deputy Ramón “Nene” Vera, a prominent figure in the libertarian La Libertad Avanza (LLA) party, discusses his political journey and the movement's direction.
  • Vera, a practicing evangelical Christian, emphasizes that LLA is building a "national, liberal, and popular movement," not a religious sect, and rejects internal divisions.
  • He reflects on his humble origins and social ascent, asserting that his success is not solely due to politics but also private enterprise.

Ramón “Nene” Vera, a deputy in Buenos Aires and a key figure in the libertarian La Libertad Avanza (LLA) party, embraces his past, including singing the Peronist anthem, while standing before a large image of Javier Milei. Vera, now a leading LLA representative in Moreno, a district governed by Kirchnerism, and influential in provincial party organization under Sebastián Pareja, acknowledges his history in Peronist localism.

He credits his daughter, national deputy Andrea Vera, with inspiring his shift towards libertarian ideas. Vera, 59, and a devout evangelical Christian for 40 years, spoke at the party's headquarters in Pilar. The meticulously organized space features rooms named after "Javier Milei" and himself, violet walls, and portraits of Donald Trump, Argentine hero Belgrano, and himself and his daughter with the President.

The President has said it time and again: tabula rasa. We are building a national, liberal, and popular movement.

— Ramón “Nene” VeraDescribing the goals and nature of the La Libertad Avanza movement.

Vera aims to quell internal party conflicts between factions led by Karina Milei, the Menem family, and Pareja, against those aligned with advisor Santiago Caputo. He dismisses accusations of "residual Peronism" from opponents who he believes are misrepresenting LLA's direction. Vera insists the party is not being built as a "religious sect."

Whoever poses a threat to the President's re-election, that is a traitor.

— Ramón “Nene” VeraExpressing his stance on loyalty within the movement.

Recounting his rise from poverty, Vera states his improved life is not solely a result of his political career, though he doesn't mind being called a "puntero" if it means being close to his community. He managed a family business and worked in the metals market, particularly gold. "The President has said it time and again: tabula rasa. We are building a national, liberal, and popular movement," he stated, adding that anyone threatening the President's re-election is a "traitor."

Describing himself as "a happy man, who has done well," Vera shared his upbringing in poverty in Vicente López. He pursued higher education later in life, studying foreign trade and international relations at the National University of Luján, which provided him with essential tools. He then turned to private enterprise before his daughter's birth. He describes navigating life's ups and downs with the hope of seeing Argentina return to the middle-class prosperity he remembers from his youth.

I sang it, yes.

— Ramón “Nene” VeraConfirming he has sung the Peronist anthem.
DistantNews Editorial

Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

More Stories

From Our Blog