Argentina’s poverty rate rises to 32% under Milei, report says
Argentina’s poverty rate rose by 4.1 percentage points to 32 percent in the first half of 2026, according to Al Jazeera. The increase could damage President Javier Milei’s re-election prospects, the report says. The supplied material does not provide the underlying population count, methodology or breakdown of the figures.
Argentina’s poverty rate rose to 32 percent in the first half of 2026 under President Javier Milei, according to Al Jazeera. The reported rate represents an increase of 4.1 percentage points. The supplied material does not state the earlier poverty rate, the number of people covered by the measure or the method used to calculate it.
Al Jazeera says the increase could create difficulties for Milei’s re-election bid. The report also says further pain is forecast, although the supplied material does not identify who made that forecast or describe the expected economic developments. No information is provided about changes in employment, income, prices or government policy that may have contributed to the rise.
The source also gives no details of regional differences or the proportion of children and other groups affected. The figures present a deterioration in the reported poverty measure during the first half of 2026. Their potential political effect remains an assessment rather than an established electoral outcome, and no polling or party response is included in the supplied material.
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