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May 6, 2024

Is Dissent Derailing Milei’s Reform Goals in Argentina?

Protesters marched last month in Buenos Aires to protest President Javier Milei’s cuts to university spending. // File Photo: Facebook Page of the University of Buenos Aires.

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  • Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators on April 23 protested Argentine President Javier Milei’s budget cuts to public universities in one of the largest shows of public dissent over Milei’s austerity measures. University officials say they are unable to cover basic costs with stagnant budgets amid spiraling inflation and may need to close facilities. The protests are part of a growing trend—with labor unions set to call another general strike in early May. What do the protesters want, and to what extent is the rising tide of dissent and protests derailing Milei’s policy goals? What responsibility does the government have to bolster university budgets to balance out the impact of inflation? What impact will Milei’s budget cuts have on the quality of education in Argentina in the long term and on the country’s economic development?

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Juan Cruz Díaz, managing director at Cefeidas Group: “The goal of the demonstrations was to stop the defunding measures that the new administration has imposed on public universities, which have been operating with the same budget since 2023, despite the acceleration of inflation that the country has experienced in recent months. Although Milei has faced many demonstrations since taking office last December, this was by far the most significant, not only because of the number of protesters who simultaneously took to the streets in different parts of the country but also because it was attended by people who had voted for Milei in the last presidential election. This was a clear indication of the prominent place that…”

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