Fist fights and hurled projectiles have marked the end of a campaign rally attended by Argentina's President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires ahead of midterm elections.

Tensions are high ahead of legislative elections that are slated for Sunday, and at the end of Wednesday's event, AFP witnessed skirmishes breaking out among rally attendees.

The vote marks the first major test of Milei's leadership since he took office in December 2023 on the promise of reviving Argentina's ailing economy by slashing public spending -- despite continual protest from pensioners and others affected by his austerity regime.

Before the event, the governor of Buenos Aires, Peronist Axel Kicillof, took to social media platform X to warn against the chosen location.

But Milei left the scene without incident, but

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