From the early hours of the morning, tens of thousands of protesters began to gather in the vicinity of the Plaza de Mayo, in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires, to show your support for the Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchnerwho on Thursday night was the victim of an attack.
Different political, social and human rights organizations have joined the call of the Federal Government and have taken to the streets of the capital in the framework of the mobilization in “defense of democracy”, to repudiate the assassination attempt that he suffered. the former president Cristina Fernandez in front of his residence, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Recoleta.
A tide of people, carrying flags and banners in support of the leader of the Frente de Todos, flood the vicinity of Avenida 9 de Julio, where traffic is completely cut off in both directions from the Obelisk to San Juan Avenue.
The mobilization was called for 12 noon on Avenida de Mayo and 9 de Julio, to then move on to Plaza de Mayo, in front of the Casa Rosada, where it is expected that in the next few hours the leaders of the Government and Vice President Fernandez.
Mothers of Plaza de Mayo stand in solidarity with CFK
After President Alberto Fernández made today a national holiday for the militancy to mobilize in defense of democracy and in support of Cristina Fernandezseveral social, political and trade union organizations in the country called on the population to demonstrate in rejection of the violence.
This is the case of the group Madres de Plaza de Mayo, led by Hebe de Bonafini, who joined the Executive’s call and invited the Argentine population to demonstrate: “The Mothers will say present at the march today at 12 o’clock in defense of Cristina and democracy”.
At this time, a crowd of people wait outside Casa Rosada for the vice president to speak for the first time regarding the attack she suffered on Thursday night.
