"The Milei government is weathering a bribery scandal as a pair of important elections approach in September and October. Argentina's President Javier Milei has been forced to leave a campaign rally in Lomas de Zamora, a suburb of Buenos Aires, after protesters pelted his vehicle with small rocks, bottles and other objects. On Wednesday, Milei and members of his libertarian party, La Libertad Avanza, held a rally for voters ahead of two key upcoming elections."
"But Milei, whose dark-horse election victory in 2023 upset Argentina's political establishment, has faced backlash for the dramatic shock treatment he has attempted to undertake with the country's economy. His administration has also been rocked by a bribery scandal involving his sister, Karina Milei. As Milei and Karina stood on the bed of an open pick-up truck on Wednesday, waving to supporters and signing autographs, witnesses reported seeing objects flying in their direction as protesters attempted to approach the vehicle."
"They could have killed anyone, Adorni said of the protesters. They don't care about human life, and they'll care even less about the country. The end. Video captured the pick-up truck accelerating to escape the crowd. One protester held aloft a mock suitcase with Karina Milei's face on it and dollar bills sticking out in odd places. Others chanted, Out with Milei!"
Milei was forced to leave a campaign rally in Lomas de Zamora after protesters pelted his vehicle with rocks, bottles and other objects. The rally included members of his libertarian party, La Libertad Avanza, and saw Milei and his sister Karina on the bed of an open pick-up truck waving to supporters. The administration is contending with a bribery scandal involving Karina Milei while preparing for local elections in Buenos Aires on September 7 and midterms on October 26, when half the Chamber of Deputies and a third of the Senate are at stake. Protesters displayed a mock suitcase with dollar bills and chanted "Out with Milei!"
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