Groups of protesters marched on the square Plaza de Mayo in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on July 28, led by professional organizers or “piqueteros” demanding more social plans and a basic universal income from the nation’s center-left government.
The demonstrators called for a minimum monthly income subsidy of 100,000 pesos, which amounts to US$758.
More administrative shake-ups also took place last week after President Alberto Fernandez reportedly removed the country’s newly appointed minister of the economy, Silvina Batakis, on July 27 after only a few weeks in office.
Batakis replaced Martin Guzman, who resigned from the same position on July 2….