ABC · October 15, 2026

Fifth university march in Argentina against Milei's austerity measures

This Thursday, the fifth Federal University March will take place in Buenos Aires, organized by the national universities in protest against the austerity measures of Javier Milei’s government. The march to Congress coincides with protests by labor unions, people with disabilities, and environmentalists. According to ABC, this is the protest that has mobilized the most people in the last three years: the October 2024 march brought together more than one million people.

The conflict centers on funding. In 2024 and 2025, Congress passed laws to increase funding and raise salaries; Milei vetoed them, and when Congress insisted, he refused to implement them due to a lack of funding. A federal ruling in October ordered compliance with the law, and the executive branch appealed. Data from Ciicti cited by ABC indicate that the university budget fell from 0.718% of GDP in 2023 to 0.541% this year, and the government’s proposed budget for 2027 would reduce it to 0.514%.

Via ABC