Tens of Thousands Protest Government University Budget Cuts in Argentina
Tens of thousands of Argentinians took to the streets in Buenos Aires to protest President Javier Milei's drastic cuts to public university budgets. This marks the fourth major demonstration since Milei took office in December 2023, following reports of further planned cuts to education and healthcare spending.
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Central News Agency, Buenos Aires 12th (Comprehensive foreign wire report) – Tens of thousands of Argentinians took to the streets today in the capital, Buenos Aires, to protest President Javier Milei's drastic cuts to public university budgets.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that this is the fourth major demonstration targeting university budgets since Milei took office in December 2023, coming a day after reports that the government planned further cuts to education and healthcare spending.
The demonstration in Buenos Aires climaxed at the "Plaza de Mayo," where the presidential palace is located, with protestors spilling into surrounding streets.
Local TV footage showed large crowds also marching in cities including Cordoba, Mendoza, and Tucuman.
Renata Lopez, an 18-year-old literature student, told reporters: "I'm here to defend public education." In her hand, she held Ray Bradbury's science fiction masterpiece "Fahrenheit 451," a novel depicting a dystopian society where books are banned.
Lopez said: "This book reflects our current reality. Cutting education resources is not far-fetched, nor is it a fictional dystopia, it's actually happening."
This march called for the promotion of a university funding bill, which is at the heart of a prolonged political standoff. The Argentine Congress passed this bill in 2025, but it was later vetoed by Milei, who argued that its content conflicted with the government's fiscal policy.
The Milei administration has requested the Argentine Supreme Court to intervene, but a ruling is pending indefinitely.
The University of Buenos Aires estimated that the number of protestors in the capital reached 600,000.
As of tonight, police have not released official statistics. (Translator: Hsu Ruei-cheng) 1150513
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Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that this is the fourth major demonstration targeting university budgets since Milei took office in December 2023, coming a day after reports that the government planned further cuts to education and healthcare spending.
The demonstration in Buenos Aires climaxed at the "Plaza de Mayo," where the presidential palace is located, with protestors spilling into surrounding streets.
Local TV footage showed large crowds also marching in cities including Cordoba, Mendoza, and Tucuman.
Renata Lopez, an 18-year-old literature student, told reporters: "I'm here to defend public education." In her hand, she held Ray Bradbury's science fiction masterpiece "Fahrenheit 451," a novel depicting a dystopian society where books are banned.
Lopez said: "This book reflects our current reality. Cutting education resources is not far-fetched, nor is it a fictional dystopia, it's actually happening."
This march called for the promotion of a university funding bill, which is at the heart of a prolonged political standoff. The Argentine Congress passed this bill in 2025, but it was later vetoed by Milei, who argued that its content conflicted with the government's fiscal policy.
The Milei administration has requested the Argentine Supreme Court to intervene, but a ruling is pending indefinitely.
The University of Buenos Aires estimated that the number of protestors in the capital reached 600,000.
As of tonight, police have not released official statistics. (Translator: Hsu Ruei-cheng) 1150513
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