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Young Argentines’ mounting debt struggles test support for Milei

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The article reports on growing debt struggles among young people in Argentina, with nearly half of the country's 45 million population owing money, including over 5 million behind on payments. According to the Centre for City Studies, borrowers under 25 have a delinquency rate of 37.6%, with many accumulating debt through mobile payment apps and education expenses. The struggles are testing support for President Javier Milei among young voters who elected him, creating an opportunity for the opposition to rally disillusioned voters ahead of next year's presidential election. Martin Taborda, a 20-year-old law student, is one example of those struggling with debt, having accumulated over $1,300 in debt through interest accrued on missed payments.

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Martin Taborda, an 18-year-old law student at the University of Buenos Aires, has fallen behind on his studies due to financial difficulties, including $1,300 in debt and inability to afford bus fare or textbooks. He is not alone, with nearly half (45 million) of Argentina's population owing money, and over 5 million people struggling to make payments, according to the Centre for City Studies. This has become a significant issue for President Javier Milei, who relied on support from young Argentines like Taborda in his election campaign. As a result, the opposition is seeing an opportunity to rally disillusioned voters ahead of next year's presidential election.

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Argentina Argentine Argentines University of Buenos Aires the Centre for City Studies

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Argentina GPE · 3× Argentines NORP · 3× Argentine NORP · 1× Javier Milei PERSON · 1× Martin Taborda PERSON · 1× Milei PERSON · 1× Taborda PERSON · 1× University of Buenos Aires ORG · 1× the Centre for City Studies ORG · 1×

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A new wave of household debt is testing support for President Javier Milei among the young Argentines who helped elect him, and offering the nation’s fragmented opposition an opening to rally disillusioned voters ahead of next year’s presidential election.

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2026-09-09 · South China Morning Post

Young Argentines’ mounting debt struggles test support for Milei · assertive framing

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Young Argentines’ mounting debt struggles test support for Milei Nearly half of Argentina’s 45 million people owe money, and more than 5 million are behind on payments, according to a non-profit group At 18, Martin Taborda began studying law at Argentina’s prestigious University of Buenos Aires, hoping to become the first in his family to graduate. uncertain

Taborda → mount → family

Just two years later, that dream has slipped out of reach. asserted

dream → slip → reach

Unemployed and US$1,300 in debt, he can no longer afford the bus fare from his suburb or the books he needs to keep studying – even at a tuition-free university that has helped generations of Argentines climb into the middle class. asserted

generations → afford → class

He’s not alone. asserted

He → ’ → ?

Nearly half of Argentina’s 45 million people owe money, and more than 5 million are behind on payments, according to the Centre for City Studies, an Argentine non-profit that tracks debt using central bank data. uncertain

that → owe → data

Borrowers under 25 have the highest delinquency rate of any age group, at 37.6 per cent. asserted

Borrowers → have → cent

“There’s hardly any work for anyone in this country right now,” said Taborda, who borrowed the equivalent of just over US$100 through a mobile payment app in 2024 for education expenses. asserted

who → ’ → expenses

His debt swelled tenfold as interest accrued on missed payments. asserted

debt → swell → payments

Forced to rely on others, he said, “You start to feel like a parasite.” asserted

You → force → parasite

who → test → election