The protests by students and alumni are among the biggest yet in a series of demonstrations that have rocked the capital since Milei came to power on a promise to introduce “chainsaw” cuts to public spending.
More than a hundred thousand protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina Tuesday to demand President Javier Milei increase funding for public universities. The protests, organized by students, alumni, unions, and political parties, were among the biggest in a series of demonstrations that have rocked the capital since libertarian Milei came to power on a promise to introduce “chainsaw” cuts to public spending and deregulate the economy.
“Argentine public education starting from the university is the only method that I believe this country has today for upward social mobility,” said another. Milei has argued that his cuts to public services are aimed at solving the country’s long-running economic crisis by cutting down on government over-spending and claims they are already starting to work. The protests came a day after Milei said in a televised speech that the country had seen a budget surplus for the first time since 2008.
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