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Matt Dusk sings Sinatra in Halifax/PEI/Moncton | SaltWireBUENOS AIRES - Simona Alegre, a 65-year-old widow, used to earn enough from her government pension to feed her six grandkids. But now Argentina's worst economic crisis in decades means the whole family is hungry, and it's making her rethink her vote for the leftist Peronists in Oct. 22 elections.
This working-class neighborhood – the birthplace of soccer legend Diego Maradona - has traditionally been a stronghold for the ruling Peronist party, which has built one of the most extensive social welfare systems in Latin America. Pastor Leonardo Alvarez, who runs an NGO in Villa Fiorito, said that many neighborhood residents had told him they will cast their ballots for Milei, but won't say so publicly because of fear of local retaliation.
The 40% of Argentines living in poverty face a difficult decision: stick with the traditional parties that have overseen an economic downward spiral in the last decade, or opt for change and risk an economic dose of painful medicine. Jimenez cautioned that Milei's proposed cuts to government aid would leave residents with even less to eat, since the government has implemented programs to feed children at school and provide food staples to the poorest families.
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