The moderate President Alberto Fernández and his radical Vice-President Cristina Kirchner are threatening to split the Peronist government alliance. They should actually take care of the prevailing chaos in the country.
For days, left-wing groups have been demonstrating in the Argentine capital for improved living conditions.
The Plaza de Mayo in central Buenos Aires has been the scene of angry protests these days. A colorful mix of social organizations, unemployment movements and unions are protesting for more jobs, higher wages and benefits, exemption from energy tariffs and food allocations. In the past five years, the proportion of Argentines living in poverty has risen from 28 to 43 percent. More and more citizens are finding it difficult to pay for food, which is rapidly becoming more expensive.