阿根廷自由主义者总统贾维尔·米利（Javier Milei）的模因硬币丑闻凹痕受欢迎

模因硬币丑闻和调查掩盖了阿根廷自由主义者总统贾维尔·米利（Javier Milei）的普及，并阻碍了他加强政治联盟的努力

Buenos Aires (Reuters) - A meme coin scandal and investigation have dented the popularity of Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei and hindered his efforts to strengthen political alliances ahead of congressional midterm elections this year.

布宜诺斯艾利斯（路透社） - 模因硬币丑闻和调查掩盖了阿根廷自由主义者总统贾维尔·米利（Javier Milei）的普及，并阻碍了他在今年的国会期中选举之前加强政治联盟的努力。

Milei, a brash former economist, shot to prominence last year when he promised to take a "chainsaw" to public spending and recently gifted a real one to billionaire Elon Musk.

米利（Milei）是一位勇敢的前经济学家，去年曾承诺将“电锯”带给公共支出，并最近向亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）赠送了一个真正的支出。

This month, Milei stirred controversy when he posted on X in support of a new token, Libra. After Milei's post, the token spiked in price as high as $5.

本月，麦莉（Milei）在X上发布以支持新令牌的天秤座时引起了争议。在麦莉（Milei）发表帖子之后，代币的价格高达5美元。

But Libra quickly collapsed to around $1 by mid-afternoon on Wednesday. Milei's post had since disappeared, and critics accused him of a so-called "rug-pull" scam, in which an influential person touts a financial asset for dubious reasons to inflate the price and then sell it.

但是天秤座在周三下午中旬迅速倒闭至1美元。此后，麦莉的职位消失了，批评家指责他是一个所谓的“地毯”骗局，其中一个有影响力的人出于可疑的理由吹捧金融资产以夸大价格然后出售价格。

Milei's government said the president himself was fooled, and he has denied having business links to the cryptocurrency. A federal judge is investigating the token's launch and whether Milei was involved.

麦莉政府说，总统本人被愚弄了，他否认与加密货币有业务联系。一名联邦法官正在调查令牌的发射以及麦莉是否参与其中。

Early fixes to Argentina's battered economy came with harsh austerity measures, yet voters appreciated Milei's plain-speaking style and pledges to take down the corrupt "caste" politicians. But the crypto episode has begun to erode that robust support.

阿根廷受虐经济的早期修复是采用严厉的紧缩措施，但选民们赞赏麦利语的朴素风格，并承诺击败腐败的“种姓”政治家。但是加密情节已经开始侵蚀这种强大的支持。

"There is something that has been broken in terms of credibility and reliability," said Shila Vilker, director of Buenos Aires-based pollster Trespuntozero, whose data showed 53.1% of Argentines did not trust Milei over the scandal.

总部位于布宜诺斯艾利斯·艾尔斯（Buenos Aires）的民意测验者Trespuntozero主任Shila Vilker说：“在信誉和可靠性方面有些破坏了。”

Both Trespuntozero's poll and another by Giacobbe & Asociados showed Milei's positive image only edged down slightly after the scandal. Yet the Giacobbe & Asociados poll indicated 46.6% of respondents held a negative view of the president, up sharply from 36.2%.

Trespuntozero的民意调查和Giacobbe和Asociados的另一项民意调查都表明，麦利的正面形象仅在丑闻发生后略微降低。然而，Giacobbe＆Asociados民意调查显示，有46.6％的受访者对总统的看法从36.2％急剧上升。

That raises concern in an election year as Milei seeks to bolster his relatively weak position in Congress by building bridges with more mainstream conservative allies and bringing more lawmakers into his libertarian party.

这引起了选举年的关注，因为麦利试图通过与更多主流的保守派盟友建造桥梁，并将更多的立法者带入他的自由主义党，从而加强了他在国会中相对较弱的地位。

"The Libra case has started to hurt his voter base," said Vilker, handing an issue to the left-leaning opposition. "It's the bullet or the ammo that the opposition needed."

维尔克说：“天秤座的案件开始伤害他的选民基础。” “反对派需要的是子弹或弹药。”

MILEI THE ANTI-POLITICIAN

麦莉反政治

Meme coins are new crypto tokens that piggyback on popular internet trends or people. They often post staggering rises in price before suddenly collapsing, leaving a few early buyers with spectacular gains but many more losers.

模因硬币是对流行的互联网趋势或人的新加密代币。他们经常在突然倒塌之前发出惊人的价格上涨，这给一些早期的买家带来了惊人的收益，但更多的失败者。

Famous meme coins include the dog-themed Dogecoin, which soared when Musk began tweeting about it in 2020. Trump and his wife released cryptocurrencies named after themselves days before his January inauguration.

著名的模因硬币包括以狗为主题的Dogecoin，当Musk于2020年开始发布推文时，特朗普和他的妻子发行了加密货币，在他一月份就职之前的几天前以自己的名字命名。

Milei's post to his 3.8 million followers on X helped boost Libra before the meme coin collapsed. His government claims he was duped and did not personally benefit.

Milei在他在X上的380万追随者的职位帮助了Mime Coin倒塌之前的Bira。他的政府声称他被欺骗了，没有亲自受益。

"If there is someone who has been scammed, it is Milei," a government source close to the president told Reuters.

一位接近总统的政府消息人士告诉路透社：“如果有人被骗，那是麦利。”

Marina Acosta, director of communications at local consultancy Analogías, said the issue for Milei was with middle-ground voters who generally supported the government but only felt a "weak" connection with Milei's party and ideology.

当地咨询公司Amalogías的传播总监Marina Acosta表示，米利的问题是与中间地面选民的相关选民，他们通常支持政府，但与Milei的政党和意识形态有着“弱”的联系。

"Many people no longer believe that Milei is different, but rather that he's part of the political 'caste' himself," teacher Silvia Sarabia, 54, told Reuters, referring to the label the president often pins on traditional politicians.

现年54岁的老师西尔维亚·萨拉比亚（Silvia Sarabia）告诉路透社，他指的是总统经常在传统的政治家身上钉上贴标签。

The government source said Milei's La Libertad Avanza had become the main right-wing bloc, taking over the mantle from the center-right PRO, which remains an important yet uneasy ally for Milei in Congress.

政府消息人士称，麦利的La Libertad Avanza已成为主要的右翼集团，接管了中央右翼专业人士的地幔，这仍然是国会中米利的重要但不安的盟友。

"We are the right-wing party, and those who want to (join us) are welcome," the government source said.

政府消息人士说：“我们是右翼政党，欢迎那些想要（加入我们的人）。”

The main Peronist opposition looking to dent Milei's momentum is divided. The Peronist governor of Buenos Aires province Axel Kicillof this month launched his own political bloc, signaling a further split.

希望抑制麦莉势头的主要佩隆主义者反对派分裂。布宜诺斯艾利斯省阿克塞尔·基西洛夫（Axel Kicillof）本月启动了自己的政治集团，这进一步拆分了。

"We have no other option than to go united; if not, they (the government) will bulldoze us," a Peronist source said. "However, if La Libertad Avanza and PRO are split in Buenos Aires province and city, we have a chance of winning."

佩隆主义者消息人士说：“除了团结一致，我们别无选择；如果没有，他们（政府）会推动我们。” “但是，如果La Libertad Avanza和Pro在布宜诺斯艾利斯省和城市分开，我们就有机会获胜。”