The share of Argentines with a positive view of Milei dropped 7 percentage points between August and September to 40 per cent, according to pollster Poliarquía, although overall approval of his government fell only two points, to 53 per cent.

Buenos Aires, September 28 (RHC)-- New data from Argentina’s statistics agency shows the country’s poverty rate has skyrocketed to 53% after six months of far-right libertarian President Javier Milei’s austerity policies. That’s up 11% since 2023, as the number of people living in extreme poverty grew by three million during the first half of 2024.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s poverty rate jumped from almost 42% to 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’ s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a steep rise reflecting the pain of the country’s most intense austerity program in recent memory.

Argentina’s poverty rate soared to almost 53% in the first half of the year, official data released on Thursday showed, the first hard evidence of the painful impact of libertarian President Javier Milei’s tough austerity measures.

The poverty figure for the first six months of this year was 52.9%, up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023, said the country's Indec statistics agency. Since taking office in December, Milei has slashed subsidies for transport,

Poverty in Argentina rose to over 52 percent of the population in the first six months of self-declared "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei's presidency,

According to data released on Thursday by the national statistics institute INDEC, Argentina's poverty rate increased from nearly 42% to nearly 53% in the first six months of President Javier Milei's economic shock therapy.

Argentina’s poverty rate soared to nearly 53% in the first half of 2024, according to official data released on Thursday, marking a sharp increase from the 41.7% reported at the end of 2023. This rise,

According to data released on Thursday by the national statistics institute INDEC, Argentina's poverty rate increased from nearly 42 percent to nearly 53 percent in the first six months of President Javier Milei's economic shock therapy.