Rocks, bottles, and other projectiles were lobbed by the protesters as the president was greeting locals from the back of a pickup truck.<\/p>\n

Police shield Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister, Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei, from objects thrown at them by protesters amid a campaign rally ahead<\/a> of legislative provincial elections in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Natacha Pisarenko)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Security was forced to cover the leader and whisk him away from the scene. He left the area without being harmed.<\/p>\n

Milei later took to social media to blame the scuff-up on his rival, former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.<\/p>\n

“Civilization or barbarism,” he said on social media<\/a> with a photo taken at the scene showing a rock flying toward him. “Kirchnerism never again! End.”<\/p>\n

The president spent the subsequent hours retweeting messages<\/a> of support and admonishments of “Kirchnerism” from political allies.<\/p>\n

Milei’s sister, Karina Milei, is currently facing accusations of corruption<\/a> related to an alleged kickback scheme.<\/p>\n

Audio recordings have emerged in which Diego Spagnuolo, head of the country’s disability agency, alluded to Karina Milei accepting bribes. <\/p>\n

The president and his sister have fiercely denied the reports and have expressed intent to take Spagnuolo to court over the remarks in the recording.<\/p>\n

Police separate supporters of President Javier Milei from anti-government protesters<\/a> during a campaign rally by Milei’s party ahead of legislative provincial elections in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Natacha Pisarenko)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Everything he says is a lie,” Javier Milei said of Spagnuolo in comments to the press on Wednesday. “We’re going to take him to court and prove he lied.”<\/p>\n

La Libertad Avanza, Milei’s libertarian party, is holding a significant lead in the polls ahead of the midterm elections set to be held in October.<\/p>\n

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A survey<\/a> conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News<\/em> found just under 39% of respondents planned to vote for Milei’s party, compared to just 28% who intended to vote for its main rival, Union por la Patria.<\/p>\n

The president’s libertarian policies have resulted in noticeable drops in poverty and inflation, while unemployment remains a hurdle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n