The radical libertarian Javier Milei has been in power in Argentina for six months – and the social situation in the country is getting worse. What is happening there? And why are the Argentinians allowing it? Questions to political scientist Juan Negri.
If you walk through Buenos Aires these days, you notice the many beggars, the empty shops, the queues in front of soup kitchens. Has the social situation ever been so bad – in what was once the richest country in South America?
Argentina is not doing well. The first six months under President Javier Milei were very difficult. We are experiencing a major economic downturn. The poverty rate has risen to over 50 percent, and according to some calculations, to as much as 58 percent.
Source: Stern
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