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Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Argentines Battle Police As Milei Reforms Clear Senate Hurdle

A demonstrator wearing a Guy Fawkes mask walks in front of a Cadena 3 radio station car set on fire during a protest outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires (Credit: AFP)

Argentine President Javier Milei's controversial economic reform package narrowly won preliminary Senate approval late Wednesday, after police and protesters violently clashed outside Congress throughout the day.

Lawmakers for hours on Wednesday debated a swath of liberalizing reforms proposed by the budget-slashing president, while security forces fired tear gas and water cannon at rioting demonstrators outside.

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