Argentina’s new President Mauricio Macri, has been sworn in, taking his oath of office in congress.
The 56-year-old later addressed congress, promising to work for all Argentines, tackling poverty, corruption, drug trafficking and confrontation in politics.
“As president I want to be a citizen who can communicate with all Argentines.
“Politics for me is not a competition to see who’s got the bigger ego. It’s working together for the good of the people,” Macri told Congress.
His predecessor, Cristina Fernandez, who boycotted the inaugural ceremony, on Wednesday bid farewell to her supporters, urging them to take to the streets, if they felt betrayed by the new centre-right government.
Her absence makes it the first time since the end of the military dictatorship in 1983, that a president has not attended the inauguration of a successor.
She had insisted the handover take place in congress, but Macri made his way to the presidential palace, just as handovers have been done before 2003.
