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A number of ''''']s''''', pot-banging protests, took place in several cities of ] on September 13, 2012. It was a national protest of nearly 100,000 people against the policies of the president ].<ref name="multi">{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1508166-comenzaron-los-cacerolazos-en-varias-ciudades-del-pais|title= Multitudinario cacerolazo en la Capital y ciudades del Interior del país|trans_title= Multitudinous pot-banging protest in Capital and other cities of the country|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 13, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref> The protests generated significant repercussions in local politics. A number of ''''']s''''', pot-banging protests, took place in several cities of ] on September 13, 2012. It was a national protest of nearly 200,000 people against the policies of the president ].<ref name="multi">{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1508166-comenzaron-los-cacerolazos-en-varias-ciudades-del-pais|title= Multitudinario cacerolazo en la Capital y ciudades del Interior del país|trans_title= Multitudinous pot-banging protest in Capital and other cities of the country|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 13, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref> The protests generated significant repercussions in local politics.


==Antecedents== ==Antecedents==
] was re-elected in 2011, by 54% of the vote of the ]. After it, the government instituted a period of ] which has severely impacted the economy. Inflation increased to more than 15% annually,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://world.time.com/2012/09/14/must-reads-from-around-the-world-26/|title=Must-Reads from Around the World|date=14 September 2012|work=TIME|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref> but the ] was not adjusted accordingly, which led to a demonstration by unionist ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2012/06/27/noticia_0021.html|title= Moyano llenó la Plaza contra la "soberbia abrumadora" de CFK|trans_title= Moyano filled the plaza against the "overwhelming arrogance" of CFK|language= Spanish|author= |date= June 27, 2012|work= |publisher= Perfil|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> The government imposed arbitrary ]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/04/01/336374/US-EU.htm|title= US, EU criticize Argentina's trade restrictions|trans_title= |language= |author= |date= April 1, 2012|work= |publisher= The China Post|accessdate=September 23, 2012}}</ref> and forbade the acquisition of foreign currency, generating a ] of it.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ieco.clarin.com/economia/cepo-cambiario-seguira-firme_0_749925224.html|title= El cepo cambiario seguirá firme|trans_title= The financial exchange lock will be firmly kept|language= Spanish|author= Anabella Quiroga|date= August 5, 2012|work= |publisher= Clarín|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> As the government denies the inflation through the manipulation of the ] statistics,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21548242?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/donelietomeargentina|accessdate=26 February 2012|title=Official statistics: Don’t lie to me, Argentina |work=The Economist|quote=|date=25 February 2012}}</ref> huge amounts of $100 banknotes, the largest denomination in circulation, were printed, instead of creating a banknote of a higher value.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1490569-el-boom-de-los-billetes-de-$-100|title= El boom de los billetes de $ 100|trans_title= The boom of $100 banknotes|language= Spanish|author= Jorge Oviedo|date= July 15, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref> This renewed the '']'', a political controversy involving the vice president ] and the printing house appointed to print the banknotes. ] was re-elected in 2011, by 54% of the vote of the ]. After it, the government instituted a period of ] which has severely impacted the economy. Inflation increased to more than 25% annually,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://world.time.com/2012/09/14/must-reads-from-around-the-world-26/|title=Must-Reads from Around the World|date=14 September 2012|work=TIME|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref> but the ] was not adjusted accordingly, which led to a demonstration by unionist ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2012/06/27/noticia_0021.html|title= Moyano llenó la Plaza contra la "soberbia abrumadora" de CFK|trans_title= Moyano filled the plaza against the "overwhelming arrogance" of CFK|language= Spanish|author= |date= June 27, 2012|work= |publisher= Perfil|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> The government imposed arbitrary ]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/04/01/336374/US-EU.htm|title= US, EU criticize Argentina's trade restrictions|trans_title= |language= |author= |date= April 1, 2012|work= |publisher= The China Post|accessdate=September 23, 2012}}</ref> and forbade the acquisition of foreign currency, generating a ] of it.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ieco.clarin.com/economia/cepo-cambiario-seguira-firme_0_749925224.html|title= El cepo cambiario seguirá firme|trans_title= The financial exchange lock will be firmly kept|language= Spanish|author= Anabella Quiroga|date= August 5, 2012|work= |publisher= Clarín|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> As the government denies the inflation through the manipulation of the ] statistics,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21548242?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/donelietomeargentina|accessdate=26 February 2012|title=Official statistics: Don’t lie to me, Argentina |work=The Economist|quote=|date=25 February 2012}}</ref> huge amounts of $100 banknotes, the largest denomination in circulation, were printed, instead of creating a banknote of a higher value.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1490569-el-boom-de-los-billetes-de-$-100|title= El boom de los billetes de $ 100|trans_title= The boom of $100 banknotes|language= Spanish|author= Jorge Oviedo|date= July 15, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref> This renewed the '']'', a political controversy involving the vice president ] and the printing house appointed to print the banknotes.


At the political level, president Kirchner is not allowed to run for a new mandate in 2015 and the ] has no other likely candidates, instead promoting an amendment to the ] to allow indefinite reelections.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1500813-un-borrador-de-carta-abierta-pide-la-re-reeleccion-de-cristina-kirchner|title= Un borrador de Carta Abierta pide la re-reelección de Cristina Kirchner|trans_title= A draft of Carta Abierta requests the re-reelection of Cristina Kirchner|language= Spanish|author= Mariana Verón|date= August 20, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/argentina-sees-largest-anti-government-protests-yet-many-disapprove-of-economic-management/2012/09/13/c14e07d2-fe11-11e1-98c6-ec0a0a93f8eb_story.html|title=Argentina sees largest anti-government protests yet; many disapprove of economic management|last=Rey|first=Debora|date=13 September 2012|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-14/argentine-protesters-bang-pots-to-protest-fernandez-s-failures.html|title=Argentine Protesters Bang Pots to Protest Fernandez Failures|last=Raszewski|first=Eliana|date=14 September 2012|work=Bloomberg|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref> This proposal is resisted by all the other political parties. The ] worsened, with several attacks to the newspapers not aligned with the government. President Kirchner had also said to her cabinet that "''you should be afraid of God, and a bit afraid of me'', which was not well received either.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1506411-la-frase-de-cristina-genero-una-reaccion-en-el-bloque-opositor|title= La frase de Cristina generó una reacción en el bloque opositor|trans_title= The quote of Cristina prompted a reaction amid the opposing parties|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 7, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref> The ], the crime levels and the lack of respect for republican institutions were also invoked as causes for the protest.<ref name="multi"/> At the political level, president Kirchner is not allowed to run for a new mandate in 2015 and the ] has no other likely candidates, instead promoting an amendment to the ] to allow indefinite reelections.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1500813-un-borrador-de-carta-abierta-pide-la-re-reeleccion-de-cristina-kirchner|title= Un borrador de Carta Abierta pide la re-reelección de Cristina Kirchner|trans_title= A draft of Carta Abierta requests the re-reelection of Cristina Kirchner|language= Spanish|author= Mariana Verón|date= August 20, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/argentina-sees-largest-anti-government-protests-yet-many-disapprove-of-economic-management/2012/09/13/c14e07d2-fe11-11e1-98c6-ec0a0a93f8eb_story.html|title=Argentina sees largest anti-government protests yet; many disapprove of economic management|last=Rey|first=Debora|date=13 September 2012|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-14/argentine-protesters-bang-pots-to-protest-fernandez-s-failures.html|title=Argentine Protesters Bang Pots to Protest Fernandez Failures|last=Raszewski|first=Eliana|date=14 September 2012|work=Bloomberg|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref> This proposal is resisted by all the other political parties. The ] worsened, with several attacks to the newspapers not aligned with the government. President Kirchner had also said to her cabinet that "''you should be afraid of God, and a bit afraid of me'', which was not well received either.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1506411-la-frase-de-cristina-genero-una-reaccion-en-el-bloque-opositor|title= La frase de Cristina generó una reacción en el bloque opositor|trans_title= The quote of Cristina prompted a reaction amid the opposing parties|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 7, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref> The ], the crime levels and the lack of respect for republican institutions were also invoked as causes for the protest.<ref name="multi"/>


==The event== ==The event==
The demonstration was called for September 13 at 20:00. It was organized in ]s, without the intervention of political parties. Many people were already present at the intersection of the Santa Fe and Callao streets of Buenos Aires at 19:30, and most of them gathered at ] at 21:00. The main crowd eventually numbered almost 100,000 people.<ref name="multi" /> Hundreds of people protested at the '']'', the official residence of the president, even though Kirchner was not present at the time.<ref name="multi"/> The demonstration was called for September 13 at 20:00. It was organized in ]s, without the intervention of political parties. Many people were already present at the intersection of the Santa Fe and Callao streets of Buenos Aires at 19:30, and most of them gathered at ] at 21:00. The main crowd eventually numbered almost 200,000 people.<ref name="multi" /> Hundreds of people protested at the '']'', the official residence of the president, even though Kirchner was not present at the time.<ref name="multi"/>


Similar protests took place in other cities of Argentina, next to their important places. 10,000 people of ] gathered next to the ''Patio Olmos'', increasing the number of previous demonstrations. In ] the people protested next to the ]. The Civic Center of ] and the intersection of San Martín and Sarmiento in ] attracted the local protesters. ], with 1,000 protesters, had the first notable demonstration against the Kirchners. ] had a demonstration of nearly 500 protesters.<ref name="multi"/> Similar protests took place in other cities of Argentina, next to their important places. 20,000 people of ] gathered next to the ''Patio Olmos'', increasing the number of previous demonstrations. In ] the people protested next to the ]. The Civic Center of ] and the intersection of San Martín and Sarmiento in ] attracted the local protesters. ], with 2,000 protesters, had the first notable demonstration against the Kirchners. ] had a demonstration of nearly 1,000 protesters.<ref name="multi"/>


==Repercussions== ==Repercussions==
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===Media=== ===Media===
], during the protest.]] ], during the protest.]]
Nearly the 30% of the Argentine media is controlled by the government.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1437760-lanata-a-donde-voy-a-ir-si-no-es-al-grupo-clarin|title= Lanata: "¿A dónde voy a ir si no es al Grupo Clarín?"|trans_title= Lanata: "Where would I go if not to the Clarín group?"|language= Spanish|author= Fernanda Iglesias|date= January 5, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.clarin.com/politica/Amenaza-directa-Gobierno-Grupo-Clarin_0_779322113.html|title= Amenaza directa del Gobierno contra los medios del Grupo Clarín|trans_title= Direct threat of the government to the Grupo Clarín media|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 23, 2012|work= |publisher= Clarín|accessdate=September 23, 2012}}</ref> The official media refused to broadcast the protest at 20:00, some of then began to do it at 22:00. The ] ({{lang-es|Public television}}) TV channel broadcasted a documentary film, and ] filmed streets with few people. ], which is not aligned with the government, broadcasted the protest the whole night, with a notable boost in the points of rating.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1508189-en-los-medios-oficialistas-ni-noticia-de-la-marcha|title= Los medios oficialistas no se enteraron de la marcha|trans_title= The official media did not notice the march|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 13, 2012|work= |publisher= |accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref> Nearly the 80% of the Argentine media is controlled by the government.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1437760-lanata-a-donde-voy-a-ir-si-no-es-al-grupo-clarin|title= Lanata: "¿A dónde voy a ir si no es al Grupo Clarín?"|trans_title= Lanata: "Where would I go if not to the Clarín group?"|language= Spanish|author= Fernanda Iglesias|date= January 5, 2012|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.clarin.com/politica/Amenaza-directa-Gobierno-Grupo-Clarin_0_779322113.html|title= Amenaza directa del Gobierno contra los medios del Grupo Clarín|trans_title= Direct threat of the government to the Grupo Clarín media|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 23, 2012|work= |publisher= Clarín|accessdate=September 23, 2012}}</ref> The official media refused to broadcast the protest at 20:00, some of then began to do it at 22:00. The ] ({{lang-es|Public television}}) TV channel broadcasted a documentary film, and ] filmed streets with few people. ], which is not aligned with the government, broadcasted the protest the whole night, with a notable boost in the points of rating.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1508189-en-los-medios-oficialistas-ni-noticia-de-la-marcha|title= Los medios oficialistas no se enteraron de la marcha|trans_title= The official media did not notice the march|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 13, 2012|work= |publisher= |accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref>


===Politics=== ===Politics===

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2012 cacerolazo in Argentina
Demonstration at Santa Fe and Callao streets, Buenos Aires
DateSeptember 13, 2012 (2012-09-13)
LocationArgentina

A number of cacerolazos, pot-banging protests, took place in several cities of Argentina on September 13, 2012. It was a national protest of nearly 200,000 people against the policies of the president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The protests generated significant repercussions in local politics.

Antecedents

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was re-elected in 2011, by 54% of the vote of the general election. After it, the government instituted a period of fiscal austerity which has severely impacted the economy. Inflation increased to more than 25% annually, but the income tax was not adjusted accordingly, which led to a demonstration by unionist Hugo Moyano. The government imposed arbitrary trade barriers and forbade the acquisition of foreign currency, generating a black market of it. As the government denies the inflation through the manipulation of the INDEC statistics, huge amounts of $100 banknotes, the largest denomination in circulation, were printed, instead of creating a banknote of a higher value. This renewed the Boudougate, a political controversy involving the vice president Amado Boudou and the printing house appointed to print the banknotes.

At the political level, president Kirchner is not allowed to run for a new mandate in 2015 and the Front for Victory has no other likely candidates, instead promoting an amendment to the Constitution of Argentina to allow indefinite reelections. This proposal is resisted by all the other political parties. The relation of Kirchnerism with the press worsened, with several attacks to the newspapers not aligned with the government. President Kirchner had also said to her cabinet that "you should be afraid of God, and a bit afraid of me, which was not well received either. The 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster, the crime levels and the lack of respect for republican institutions were also invoked as causes for the protest.

The event

The demonstration was called for September 13 at 20:00. It was organized in social networks, without the intervention of political parties. Many people were already present at the intersection of the Santa Fe and Callao streets of Buenos Aires at 19:30, and most of them gathered at Plaza de Mayo at 21:00. The main crowd eventually numbered almost 200,000 people. Hundreds of people protested at the Quinta de Olivos, the official residence of the president, even though Kirchner was not present at the time.

Similar protests took place in other cities of Argentina, next to their important places. 20,000 people of Córdoba gathered next to the Patio Olmos, increasing the number of previous demonstrations. In Rosario the people protested next to the National Flag Memorial. The Civic Center of San Carlos de Bariloche and the intersection of San Martín and Sarmiento in Mendoza attracted the local protesters. Posadas, with 2,000 protesters, had the first notable demonstration against the Kirchners. Salta had a demonstration of nearly 1,000 protesters.

Repercussions

Media

News reporter of CNN en Español, during the protest.

Nearly the 80% of the Argentine media is controlled by the government. The official media refused to broadcast the protest at 20:00, some of then began to do it at 22:00. The Televisión Pública (Template:Lang-es) TV channel broadcasted a documentary film, and C5N filmed streets with few people. Todo Noticias, which is not aligned with the government, broadcasted the protest the whole night, with a notable boost in the points of rating.

Politics

The politicians of the government disparaged the protest, minimizing its significance. The president said that she would not get nervous about it. The mayor Mauricio Macri requested her to acknowledge the protest and listen to the people's demands.

References

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  2. "Must-Reads from Around the World". TIME. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. "Moyano llenó la Plaza contra la "soberbia abrumadora" de CFK" (in Spanish). Perfil. June 27, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. "US, EU criticize Argentina's trade restrictions". The China Post. April 1, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  5. Anabella Quiroga (August 5, 2012). "El cepo cambiario seguirá firme" (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved August 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. "Official statistics: Don't lie to me, Argentina". The Economist. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  7. Jorge Oviedo (July 15, 2012). "El boom de los billetes de $ 100" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved September 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. Mariana Verón (August 20, 2012). "Un borrador de Carta Abierta pide la re-reelección de Cristina Kirchner" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved September 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. Rey, Debora (13 September 2012). "Argentina sees largest anti-government protests yet; many disapprove of economic management". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  10. Raszewski, Eliana (14 September 2012). "Argentine Protesters Bang Pots to Protest Fernandez Failures". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  11. "La frase de Cristina generó una reacción en el bloque opositor" (in Spanish). La Nación. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. Fernanda Iglesias (January 5, 2012). "Lanata: "¿A dónde voy a ir si no es al Grupo Clarín?"" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved September 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. "Amenaza directa del Gobierno contra los medios del Grupo Clarín" (in Spanish). Clarín. September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. "Los medios oficialistas no se enteraron de la marcha" (in Spanish). September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. Mariana Verón. "El Gobierno minimizó el impacto político" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved September 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  16. "Thousands march against Argentine government". Al Jazeera English. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  17. "Yo nerviosa no me voy a poner, tranquilos" (in Spanish). La Nación. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  18. "Macri le pidió a Cristina que "tome el mensaje" del cacerolazo" (in Spanish). La Nación. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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