Original Bear Transcendental Observer.com.
Text: Observer.com, Xiong Chaoran.
Before the "full moon" of his oath, the far-right politician known as the "Argentine Trump" and Argentina's new ** Javier Milley (J**ier Milei) (J**ier Milei) has not yet been sworn in
And the people who took to the streets to demonstrate were also wave after wave.
According to Agence France-Presse on December 28, local time, on the 27th, thousands of Argentines took to the streets of the capital Buenos Aires due to dissatisfaction with Milley's controversial reform plan.
According to reports, a large number of ** people marched under the leadership of the union that day, arguing that the policies announced by Milley deprived workers and consumers of their rights, and asked the court to intervene and declare the decrees null and void. Recently, some popular groups have also filed "unconstitutional applications" with the courts.
We don't question the legitimacy of Milley, but we want him to respect the distribution of power. When there is a violation of the constitution, workers need to defend their rights. Gerardo Martinez, leader of the construction union, told reporters during the march.
This decree undermines the rights of all workers. Martin Lucero, a 45-year-old teacher, also took part in the event and shouted: "The Argentines chose Millet to be the emperor!"”
On December 27, local time, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, people held large-scale demonstrations against the economic reform policies launched by the new ** Milley. The picture is from The Paper.
Since taking the oath of office on December 10, Milley has been in a big swing in his propaganda "economic shock**" by enacting more than 300 economic decrees that include the privatization of state-owned enterprises, the end of export restrictions and the deregulation.
In the past two weeks, inflation has risen sharply across Argentina, and more than a dozen provinces have declared a state of economic emergency. Recently, people across Argentina have rushed to the streets to show their dissatisfaction with Milley. However, Milley remained unmoved, calling for a special session of parliament to speed up the implementation of reform policies. This week, the Argentine Congress convened a special session to consider the plans.
Agence France-Presse pointed out that Argentina is a country accustomed to a lot of intervention and regulation in the market, and these policies of the "ultra-liberal" Milley are completely different from the past.
For example, the decree includes the repeal of the rent cap, the removal of some protections for workers, and the repeal of laws that protect consumers from arbitrariness when annual inflation exceeds 160% and poverty exceeds 40%. In addition, Milley's decree among other aspects includes the end of the automatic increase in pensions, the restriction of the right to strike, and the relaxation of the ** cap on private health services.
On December 27, local time, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, people held large-scale demonstrations against the economic reform policies launched by the new ** Milley. The picture is from The Paper.
Milley's inauguration comes at a time when Argentina is in the midst of a severe economic crisis, with cumulative inflation reaching 142 over the past 12 months7% and a poverty rate of over 40%. Argentina is also facing a debt crisis, with a debt to the International Monetary Organization that already exceeds $44 billion. Year-to-date, Argentine inflation peaked at 84%, there are experts **, Argentina's GDP will shrink by 3 this year1%, and in 2024 it will shrink by another 02%。
On December 12, local time, Argentine Economy Minister Caputo announced that the new ** would reduce the official exchange rate to 800 pesos per US dollar, a depreciation of 54%. In addition, the new** will advance new policies, including a 2% monthly depreciation of the peso against the US dollar, to improve Argentina's fiscal and economic situation. Due to the rapid price of goods** and the rapid depreciation of the currency, which requires more and more cash to make purchases, Millé** has announced that the central bank of Argentina plans to print banknotes with larger denominations of 20,000 pesos and 50,000 pesos.
On December 27, local time, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, people held large-scale demonstrations against the economic reform policies launched by the new ** Milley. The picture is from The Paper.
The New York Times said on December 23 that in the past two weeks since Milley took office, prices in Argentina have soared at a dizzying rate. The owner of a bar in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, found that beef had soared by 73% and zucchini by 140%.An Uber driver said she now pays 60 percent more to fill up her tankOne father said he spent twice as much on diapers as he did last month.
In addition, on December 26, local time, Milley also announced that he would not renew the contract with the ** employees he hired before he took office. According to new** estimates, more than 5,000 staff members have been laid off. The decision quickly sparked a new round of economic reforms aimed at it.
In the face of continued dissatisfaction among the people, Milley ** was unmoved. In previous events, Argentina deployed a large number of police officers to stop them from blocking roads. Milley also threatened to take tough action against any group of organizations that try to thwart their plans through destructiveness, and that those who block the road could lose their right to state welfare.
*|Observer.com.
Original title: "Argentines are on the street again: we chose him to be **, not to be the emperor".