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Argentines march in mass protest at government policies
Source: BBC News
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, in protest at the government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Opposition activists used social networks to mobilise the march, which they said was one of the biggest anti-government protests in a decade.
Those gathered said they were angry at rising inflation, high levels of crime and high-profile corruption cases.
President Fernandez was re-elected by a landslide to a second term in 2011.
Her approval ratings have since dropped and protests against some of her policies have mounted.
Official figures say inflation is at 12%, but analysts say it is probably much higher.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20263760
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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 700,000 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 Fernández de Kirchner may be planning to amend the constitution so she can serve a third term.
Congregating around the landmark obelisk in the centre of the capital, protesters carried handmade signs demanding "Stop corruption" and "No Re-election" while they chanted: "This is for Cristina who is watching us on TV." Tens of thousands of others joined a cacerolazo (casserole) demonstration outside the presidential palace, beating kitchen utensils so loudly their clamour cannot have been ignored by those inside.
With simultaneous protests in cities around Argentina, the turnout nationwide was estimated by the local daily La Nación at between 1 and 1.5 million.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/09/argentiana-protests-rally-fernandez-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 700,000 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 Fernández de Kirchner may be planning to amend the constitution so she can serve a third term.
Congregating around the landmark obelisk in the centre of the capital, protesters carried handmade signs demanding "Stop corruption" and "No Re-election" while they chanted: "This is for Cristina who is watching us on TV." Tens of thousands of others joined a cacerolazo (casserole) demonstration outside the presidential palace, beating kitchen utensils so loudly their clamour cannot have been ignored by those inside.
With simultaneous protests in cities around Argentina, the turnout nationwide was estimated by the local daily La Nación at between 1 and 1.5 million.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/09/argentiana-protests-rally-fernandez-kirchner
