Argentines march against Milei's economic policies in Buenos Aires

Thousands of people turned out Saturday for a march dubbed "the march of anger," organized mainly by left-wing parties and held in the center of Buenos Aires, where protesters spoke out against the economic program of Javier Milei's government.

The protesters gathered around 3:00 p.m. local time at Congress to march toward the Casa Rosada, the headquarters of the national executive.

Leading the march were human rights organizations, student and socio-environmental organizations, and the Retiree Coordinator, which represents pensioners who demonstrate every Wednesday in front of Congress, demanding better conditions.

Behind them marched workers’ unions and the left-wing political groups that had called for the demonstration.

"It is anger but also hope that from the struggle, the organization, and all these trade union, social, and human rights organizations that we conquer, we will be able to build something different and democratic from below," Myriam Bregman, a deputy of the Left Front and one of the organizers, told EFE.

In total, organizers said more than 350 political and social groups joined, though the crowd also included many families and ordinary citizens.

One of the attendees, Jorge Rosas, 56, denounced in an interview with EFE the "lack of work, homelessness, layoffs, the dismissals that exist, the evictions that exist."

Another protester, Rodolfo Giloso, 59, told EFE the government’s economic policy is designed “for a handful of people and not for the vast majority of the country.”

Another protester, Rodolfo Giloso, 59, told EFE the government’s economic policy is designed “for a handful of people and not for the vast majority of the country.”