[1/2] Argentina's presidential candidate Sergio Massa gestures during a press conference a day after the first round of Argentina's presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 23, 2023.
Local media reported similar though more informal campaigns in some hospitals, and the energy secretary warned the price of subsidized gas could double.
'CHAINSAWING' THE WELFARE STATE?
"At the other end of the chainsaw he totes at rallies are the pocketbooks of millions of Argentines," he added.
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Persons:
Sergio Massa, Cristina Sille, Sergio Massa's, Javier Milei, Massa, Milei, Amparo Anzaldi, Benjamin Gedan, Wilson, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Ana Monclus, meanwhile, Anna, Catherine Brigida, Candelaria Grimberg, Lucinda Elliott, Adam Jourdan, Aurora Ellis
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REUTERS, Argentine Economy, Peronist, Massa, Local, International Monetary Fund, Reuters, Thomson
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, BUENOS AIRES, Argentine