MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Massive stoppage in metropolitan Buenos Aires but with limited response in the rest of the country
Airlines in Argentina grounded international flights and riot police scuffled with protesters on Thursday as workers staged a general strike to protest job and pay cuts. Conservative President Mauricio Macri condemned the call to strike where he faces midterm legislative elections in October. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesArgentine president Mauricio Macri appears to be living in a fantasy world made up by his collaborators and about a third of the population that still supports his income-concentration measures.
Apr 07th, 2017 - 04:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0By showing inflexibility to soften his stance, Macri forgets he is supposed to be governing for the bulk of Argentines--not for the benefit of a minority as he's currently doing.
Not a good prospect for Argentina's immediate future.
Reekie,
Apr 10th, 2017 - 06:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“...the whole country looked like a ghost country.” (in another thread).
For your information, the “whole country” of Argentina is a bit more than just the city of Buenos Aires.
I love the headline of the story above:
Apr 10th, 2017 - 07:22 pm - Link - Report abuse -1“Massive stoppage in metropolitan Buenos Aires BUT with ”limited response” in the rest of the country--confirmed by our correspondent Zaphod.
So never mind, people, all is well. The rest of the country did not strike.
Pretty soon we'll see Macri moving out of the capital, to the countryside where life is still pure and people don't strike. Ah the relief!
“The rest of the country did not strike”
Apr 11th, 2017 - 05:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So you admit that your “...the whole country looked like a ghost country.” was incorrect.
Good. Thank you for the clarification.
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