Argentines March Against Their Government By Lucy Hinderliter

     In Buenos Aries, Argentina, thousands of people are preparing to march against their president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. They hope that this march will be the country's largest anti-government protest in more than a decade.

 

 

 

 

 

Why are they doing this??????

 

 

This is because they are mad about rising inflation, violent crime and high-profile corruption, and are afraid Fernandez will try to hold onto power indefinitely by ending constitutional term limits. The protesters plan to bang pots and march on the iconic obelisk in Argentina's capital. Protests also are planned in plazas nationwide and outside Argentine embassies and consulates around the world. The protests known as cacerolazos hold deep symbolism for Argentines, who recall all too well the country's economic debacle of a decade ago. The "throw them all out" chants of that era's pot-banging marches forced presidents from office and left Argentina practically ungovernable until Fernandez's late husband, Nestor Kirchner, assumed the presidency in 2003.

 

MEH SOURCE:http://news.yahoo.com/argentines-prepare-huge-anti-government-march-080355329.html