Weekly Report - 20 September 2012 (WR-12-37)

Exactly one week ago, thousands of Argentines poured onto the streets of Buenos Aires and the most important urban centres of several provinces to participate in the largest anti-government march since Néstor Kirchner took office in May 2003.  The target of the protests was the government of his wife and successor, President Cristina Fernández, who avoided the largest crowd, congregated outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace, by delivering a speech at the opening of a factory in the Andean province of San Juan. In fact, that was Fernández’s last public appearance until 19 September, when she addressed the nation to announce a proposed reform of the law relating to accidents in the workplace. Last week’s pots-and-pans protests (cacerolazos) were conspicuous by their absence in her speech.

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