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Argentines stage protest against decision to seek IMF help
Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press
Updated 4:20 pm, Friday, May 25, 2018
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of Argentines swarmed into the capital's downtown Friday to protest the government seeking financial help from the International Monetary Fund.
Marching on the holiday commemorating the Revolucion de Mayo, which led to Argentina's independence from Spain in 1816, demonstrators draped themselves in the white-and-sky blue national flag. They also held banners protesting high inflation and rises in fuel and transportation costs.
Protesters snarled traffic as they blocked some of the city's busiest streets in a march that was organized by some of the country's largest unions and human rights groups and drew popular musicians, actors and other artists.
President Mauricio Macri announced earlier this month that he was starting talks with the IMF on getting a credit line to finance his government, following a sharp drop in the value of Argentina's peso.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Argentines-stage-protest-against-decision-to-seek-12943983.php