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Hundreds of thousands protest at Milei's attack on education funding
Argentina education cuts protest
HUNDREDS of thousands of people have hit the streets across Argentina to protest against deep cuts to education funding imposed by neoliberal extremist President Javier Milei.
Tuesday’s demonstration in Buenos Aires appeared even bigger than previous protests against Mr Milei’s war on public spending. Even conservative politicians, private university administrators and right-wing TV personalities joined the march to defend state education.
“It is historic,” said protester Ariana Thiele Lara, a 25-year-old recent graduate. “It feels like we were all united.”
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