Argentina Protests: Up To 1.5 Million Rally Against Fernández de Kirchner -- The Guardian
Rowdy demonstrations against corruption mark escalation of opposition to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
The broad avenues of Buenos Aires were crowded on Thursday night by Argentina's biggest and noisiest anti-government demonstration in a decade, as hundreds of thousands of protesters marched or banged pots to express their frustration at President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
After a smaller rally in September, the cacophonous but peaceful protest – estimated at between 250,000 to 500,000 people – marks an escalation of opposition to the Argentinian leader, particularly among a middle class that is upset at inflation, corruption, media controls and suggestions that Kirchner may be planning to amend the constitution so she can serve a third term.
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