Social unrest grew on Friday with protests after Argentine President Javier Milei vetoed laws that provided funding for public universities, pediatric hospitals, and regional governments.

Staff from the Garrahan Hospital in Buenos Aires, the country’s main hospital for children, marched alongside opposition parties, unions and university students and teachers.

Workers at Garrahan Hospital began a strike early Friday that will last until Sunday, while staff at the University of Buenos Aires, the country’s most important public university, also went on strike.

Milei made the decision despite his recent call for dialogue with both allied and opposing governors, an attempt to regain political momentum after his party’s performance in the legislative election in Buenos Aires last Sunday.   AP