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Argentine President Javier Miel was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting a corruption scandal.
The far-right leader, who was rushed from the scene by security forces, suffered no injuries in the attack, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni wrote in X.
Milei, who is campaigning for midterm elections in October, was riding in the back of a pickup truck and greeting supporters in the town of Lomas de Zamora, 20 km south of Buenos Aires, when protesters began throwing rocks and bottles at his vehicle.
The vehicle carrying the president and his sister, Karina Milei, along with other officials, quickly left the scene.
Then, clashes broke out between supporters and opponents of the leader.
The clashes began amid a scandal in Argentina over alleged corruption at the public agency for people with disabilities, involving Miley's influential sister.
Argentine President Javier Milei, his sister and presidential advisor Karina Milei, and political ally Sebastian Pareja are seen during a political rally.
"Milei came to provoke. And, as was fitting, he had to leave," said Ramon, a pensioner who preferred not to give his last name, describing Lomas de Zamora as a stronghold of the opposition.
Ariel Ferrari, a communications expert who supported the president, said he came to "defend the ideas of Javier Milei... to free Latin America and the entire world from socialist and Marxist ideas that never worked."
A few minutes earlier, the president had spoken about the scandal that erupted after the leak of audio recordings from the former head of the disability agency, Diego Spagnuolo.
In the recordings, which have received widespread news coverage in Argentina for days, Spagnuolo alleged that Karina Milei embezzled funds intended for people with disabilities.
President Milei on Wednesday broke his silence on the issue.
"Everything that is said is a lie," he told reporters in Lomas de Zamora before the protests broke out, adding: "We will bring it to justice and prove that it is a lie."
The incident underscored the potentially damaging nature of the scandal for Milei on the eve of legislative elections.
The vote will be the first major test of his support since the libertarian economist took office in December 2023 with a promise to revive Argentina's ailing economy.
The 54-year-old has managed to bring down stubbornly high inflation and produce a budget surplus by making major budget cuts, including spending on services for people with disabilities.
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