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The Government recognized the legitimacy of the university march, but questioned the politicization of the conflict - Infobae
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El Gobierno reconoció la legitimidad de la marcha universitaria, pero cuestionó la politización del conflicto
En el oficialismo consideraron que se trata del “primer golpe” que les “entra” desde que asumieron, pero negaron un desfinanciamiento en el sector. El plan “a largo plazo” que forma parte de la base ideológica de La Libertad Avanza
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April 23, 2024
In the ruling party they considered that this is the “first blow” that “has come” to them since they took office, but they denied a lack of financing in the sector. The “long-term” plan that is part of the ideological basis of La Libertad Avanza
By Federico Galligani
Thousands of people marched to the Casa Rosada this Tuesday to demand a larger university budget (AFP)
From 5:00 p.m., when the protesters were already arriving at the Plaza de Mayo, a good part of the Casa Rosada employees had authorization to leave and several of the front-line officials did the same, including President Javier Milei , who He went to Quinta de Olivos to continue working from there.
In the morning, spokesperson Manuel Adorni ratified the position that different members of the Government had been expressing since the university march was called: that “any claim” from the students is legitimate, but that “those who engage in politics” were also mixed in, different parties.
“ It's almost a ghost train ,” Adorni said about the leaders who participated in the protest, among whom were the leaders of Unión por la Patria, Sergio Massa , Máximo Kirchner and Axel Kicillof , of the unions, of the social movements and of left, such as Eduardo Belliboni , from the Polo Obrero, and leaders of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), such as Facundo Manes and Martín Lousteau , among others.
However, the national authorities took note of the thousands of people who marched this Tuesday in rejection of the defunding of universities, which was the first mass that this administration faced - it is estimated that there were close to 500 attendees - and which even exceeded the security forces, who could not avoid the blockage of traffic in different parts of the city of Buenos Aires.
Milei left the Casa Rosada before the event began in the Plaza de Mayo
“It is the first blow that hits us ,” an important leader of La Libertad Avanza acknowledged to Infobae , who pointed out that, in any case, the fact that the march has become politicized ended up benefiting the ruling party .
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The President himself, in fact, while the demonstration was taking place, retweeted several videos of some of the Protestants who were interviewed by the television channels that covered the event, who insulted - and even threatened - the head of state.
Different sources close to the president highlighted that among the speakers of the day were figures who are not linked to the educational sector, such as Taty Almeida , from Madres de Plaza de Mayo, and the Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel .
“ Kirchnerism and the massist UCR took over the march .” They used the boys to guard their boxes. Public education is guaranteed. The only thing that is in danger are the jobs of a few...”, said the Undersecretary of Press, Javier Lanari .
However, in this context, the Government stressed on repeated occasions that they are "far from wanting to close the universities", but only demand that the study houses agree to undergo external audits so that they know how the funds provided by the government are administered. State.
What they do explain at the top of the Executive Branch is that in Milei's free market ideology there is the perspective that higher education, as well as other services that are currently public, be tariffed, although they clarify that "that is a discussion for in many years.”
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“ It is not something that is in our plans either in the short or medium term , because you cannot propose that people pay for their career when they do not have to eat,” explained an official who regularly visits the Ministry of the Interior and the office of the President.
In this sense, he argued that the vast majority of students enrolled in publicly managed institutions belong to the middle and upper classes, so they are people who could pay “a modest fee.”
He even commented that the universities themselves are analyzing ways to be self-sustaining and seeking external financing , such as “from graduates who are in a good economic position,” but he stressed that it is “an initiative of the authorities of these institutions and the Government.” "He is only an observer."
Meanwhile, Adorni himself advanced a proposal that is on the agenda, which is to begin charging tuition for those students who do not have nationality: “ The cost of a foreigner coming to study at a public university in Argentina is we pay You, me and the student who is next to the foreign student. These are issues that must be addressed, debated, and we do not think it is a discussion that should not take place,” he expressed.
