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Argentine government guarantees that it will not close public universities

The spokesman for the Government of Argentina, Manuel Adorni, assured today that the plans of the President, Javier Milei, do not include the closure of public universities, in any case, and he elected the Argentine Executive as "the greatest defender of public education".

Argentine government guarantees that it will not close public universities
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23:26 - 24/04/24 por Lusa

Mundo Argentina

"Public universities will not be closed. It is not, and will never be, on any of our agendas. We are the greatest defenders of public education and this must be made clear," declared the presidential spokesperson, during the usual press conference at the Casa Rosada.

Adorni's statements come after hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, the previous day in favor of public universities and against the lack of funding for these institutions by Milei's ultra-liberal government.

Adorni considered that "certain characters" who promoted the demonstration falsely claim that the Executive intends to close public education institutions.

"To clarify a thousand times that we will defend, like no one else, education in general, and public education in particular," he said.

"It must also be understood that quality public education is only sustainable on the path we are taking: balancing accounts and audits that we believe are convenient to understand a little about the funds that were being used and those that were not," he added.

Despite everything, the presidential spokesperson conveyed the Executive's respect to all those who demonstrated the previous day and expressed "congratulations" from the Casa Rosada for the fact that the day had passed "in peace, without violence" and "without any type of public disorder", even with a large mobilization.

The demonstration in Buenos Aires was attended by opposition political parties, unions and social organizations, including leaders and prominent figures.

The parade ended in the Plaza de Mayo, in front of the Casa Rosada, the seat of government.

While the police estimated the number of demonstrators at 150,000, the organizers spoke of more than half a million people.

With these demonstrations, part of the Argentine population protested against the lack of funding for public education by the government of President Milei, who on previous occasions assured that public universities "indoctrinate" and even questioned the transparency of the accounts of these institutions.

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