Saving Argentina
Argentina votes in first round of election
On the brink of an election, Argentina is facing a severe economic crisis: with annual inflation over 100%, over 40% of the population is living in poverty. Locals discuss the frontrunners of the upcoming election and the lithium deposits that could be part of the solution to its economic woes.
Marisol Insfran, a resident of the tourist strip of La Boca, is worried for her financial future: "sometimes we can't afford a plate of food" she says. Some businesses are forced to raise prices twice a day, and more and more people are being forced to go to soup kitchens to eat, or turn to the black market for grain supplies. Oscar Rodriguez, a restauranteur, attested "I have less money to cover the same expenses." With discontent on the rise, many are turning to a political outsider to be the country's economic saviour. Radical libertarian Javier Milei seeks to remove the Central Bank. In a vast lithium deposit in the North-West, a "modern day white-gold rush" is underway. There is hope that mining this rare mineral will put an end to the economic crisis.
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