Weekly Report - 06 April 2017 (WR-17-13)

A longstanding assumption in Argentine politics is that the (opposition) Peronist movement (Partido Justicialista – PJ) controls the streets. As this issue went to press on 6 April that was expected to be demonstrated once more during the first general strike against the government of President Mauricio Macri, called to back wage demands by the largely Peronist trade union movement Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT). But things may be changing. Days earlier, on 1 April, pro-Macri demonstrations in major cities surprised many with their strength. As a result, the government may be encouraged to take a tougher line against the opposition.

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