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Argentina pension protests

Argentina pension protests
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Protesters clash with riot police in the Argentina over cuts to pensions proposed by the government.

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Protesters have clashed with riot police in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires over cuts to pensions proposed by the government.

Protesters angry at proposed pension and welfare reforms attack police close to Argentina’s congress building in Buenos Aires, the second protest in a week to turn violent pic.twitter.com/LYVGqr3LNA

— AFP news agency (@AFP) December 19, 2017

President Macri is struggling to bring down Argentina’s deficit.

Clashes last Thursday brought a halt to the passage of the government’s pension bill throughh parliament.

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