After protesters pelted his car with small rocks, bottles, and other objects, Argentina’s president Javier Milei was forced to leave a campaign rally in Lomas de Zamora, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
Before two crucial upcoming elections, Milei and La Libertad Avanza, Milei’s libertarian party, held a voter rally on Wednesday.
Local races are anticipated to take place on September 7 in the province of Buenos Aires. And on October 26, the nation will hold midterm elections that will elect a third of the Senate and a third of the 257-member Chamber of Deputies.
Milei’s presidential campaign is currently in its final year, and the elections are seen as a significant test for him.
However, Milei has faced criticism for the dramatic “shock treatment” he has attempted to give the country’s economy as a result of his dark horse election victory in 2023.
A bribery scandal involving his sister, Karina Milei, has also impacted his administration.
Witnesses reported seeing objects flying in their direction as protesters attempted to approach the open pick-up truck as Milei and Karina stood on the bed of it on Wednesday, waving to supporters and signing autographs.
On the social media platform X, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni posted a picture with a circle highlighting what appeared to be a rock being thrown in his direction.
Adorni compared the protesters to the idea that they “could have killed anyone.” They will care less about the country and less about human life. The end”.
The pick-up truck was filmed accelerating toward the crowd. A protester raised a fake suitcase with dollar bills sticking out in odd places and Karina Milei’s face on top. “Out with Milei!” was chanted by others!
After clashes with protesters led to rib injuries, one Milei supporter was taken to an ambulance for treatment, according to the news agency AFP. However, the Milei pick-up truck’s no-fence personnel were seriously injured.
Milei himself used the incident to launch a social media campaign against the left-wing political movement known as “Kirchnerism.”
In one post, he wrote, “The empty-headed nutters throwing rocks resorted to violence again.” Let’s say at the polls that “KIRCHNERISM NEVER AGAIN” on September 7 and October 26.
In another, Milei more forcefully chose “barbarity or civilisation” in a song.
Milei’s austerity campaign has resulted in widespread government layoffs, extensive deregulation, and cuts to social safety-net services.
He famously used a chainsaw to represent the wayward he was in government bureaucracy. However, critics claim that his actions have made Argentina’s poorest citizens more vulnerable. Unemployment and poverty have increased while official statistics indicate that inflation has decreased.
His administration has been subjected to a greater backlash as a result of the bribery allegations.
Karina Milei serves as the president’s general secretary in a high-level position in Milei’s administration.
However, Milei’s close ally and national disability agency head Diego Spagnuolo is alleged to have been cut from government contracts to assist those with disabilities on audio recordings.
Spagnuolo has since fired him, and Milei has since refuted the recordings in his public appearances on Wednesday.
Milei told reporters in Lomas de Zamora, “Everything he says is a lie.” We will bring him to justice and establish his lies.
