Argentina's president Javier Milei was participating in a campaign tour in Lomas de Zamora when protesters began throwing rocks and other objects. He rode in the open back of a pickup truck and waved to a crowded street. The caravan encountered demonstrators chanting “Out with Milei!” who carried signs alleging bribes in state medication purchases for people with disabilities. Milei's guards surrounded him with shields and evacuated him, along with his sister, in an armored vehicle while candidate Jose Luis Espert departed separately. Several clashes with police led to two arrests and the government reported no injuries. Provincial legislative elections are scheduled for September 6.
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, had to be evacuated by security personnel after a group of protesters began throwing rocks and other objects at him during a campaign tour in the province of Buenos Aires. The government stated that there were no injuries and blamed the incidents on Kirchnerism, the main opposition force to the ultra right-wing administration. Both factions will face off next Sunday, September 6, in the province's legislative elections.
Milei, of the Liberty Advances party, was participating in a campaign tour this Wednesday afternoon in the Lomas de Zamora district, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. He was riding in the open back of a pickup truck and, with his right arm raised, waved to the crowd packed into the street. He was accompanied by his sister, Karina Milei, Secretary General of the Presidency, and Jose Luis Espert, the candidate leading the ruling party's list for the legislative elections.
The caravan ran into a group of demonstrators who had gathered there to reject the president's presence in the area. Out with Milei! Out with Milei!, they chanted. Many of them were carrying signs protesting the alleged payment of bribes in the state purchase of medication for people with disabilities. That is when the trouble started. Suddenly, rocks and other objects began flying over the president's head.
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