Cristina Fernandez Assailed by a New Cacerolazo

Cristina Fernandez

President Cristina Fernandez will face this Thursday a new cacerolazo in Argentina against her government, due to the growing tensions between supporters of Fernandez and the opposition about the meaning of the protest.

The cacerolazo called by social networks of outraged Argentineans with the government supposes a new Challenge to the leader in less than two months. The first one occurred on September 13, in the capital and other important cities also participated.

In this occasion the demonstrators will leave around 17:00 in Ecuador (22:00 GMT) from several neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires to meet in the square where the Obelisk of the city is raised.

Among their complains is the growing insecurity, price increase, the corruption of officials and the support of certain official sectors for an eventual second re-election of Fernandez, which is forbidden by the constitution. AV