THE GUARDIAN: Argentinian president campaigning for midterm elections – the first big test of his popularity – when protesters threw bottles and rocks at his vehicle
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting about a corruption scandal.
The far-right leader, who was whisked from the scene by his security detail, sustained no injuries after his motorcade was attacked, presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni wrote on X.
Milei, who is campaigning for October midterm elections, was riding in the back of a pickup truck and greeting supporters in the city of Lomas de Zamora, 20km south of Buenos Aires, when protesters began throwing plants, rocks and bottles at his vehicle.
The vehicle carrying the president and his sister, Karina Milei, along with other officials, quickly left the scene.
Afterwards, scuffles broke out between supporters and opponents of the libertarian leader.
The skirmishes arose amid a scandal in Argentina over alleged corruption at the public disability agency involving Milei’s highly influential sister who works closely with the president, Karina Milei.
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