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Lawmaker Lemoine Slaps Woman After Being Insulted and Spat On in Rosario
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Lawmaker Lemoine Slaps Woman After Being Insulted and Spat On in Rosario

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Argentine lawmaker Lilia Lemoine was insulted and spat on by a woman on a bicycle in Rosario on June 20.
  • Lemoine responded by slapping the aggressor, who then fled while continuing to hurl insults.
  • Lemoine later blamed opposition and left-wing militants for such aggression, calling them "kukas" and "voters of Bregman."

A public event in Rosario on June 20, attended by President Javier Milei, was marred by an altercation involving lawmaker Lilia Lemoine. While near the Monument to the Flag, a woman on a bicycle approached Lemoine, repeatedly insulted her, and spat in her face.

Get out of here, you fucking fascist. You fucking fascist. Fascist, fascist, fucking fascist. You're a mare. Whore. Fascist.

— AggressorThe woman's insults directed at lawmaker Lilia Lemoine before spitting on her.

Witnesses captured the incident, which occurred on the corner of Rioja and Buenos Aires streets. The aggressor repeatedly yelled insults such as "Get out of here, you fucking fascist. You fucking fascist. Fascist, fascist, fucking fascist. You're a mare. Whore. Fascist." After spitting at Lemoine, the lawmaker responded by slapping the woman. "How dare you spit on me, you bitch?" Lemoine exclaimed.

How dare you spit on me, you bitch?

— Lilia LemoineLawmaker Lilia Lemoine's reaction after being spat on by the aggressor.

The woman then rode away on her bicycle, continuing her tirade with insults like "Fascist, whore." Lemoine, a member of La Libertad Avanza, later took to social media to address the incident. She accused opposition and left-wing militants of justifying and glorifying such aggression, stating, "They make it clear, I'm not afraid of them, I'm disgusted by them." She specifically targeted "kukas" and "voters of [Myriam] Bregman" in her comments.

They make it clear, I'm not afraid of them, I'm disgusted by them.

— Lilia LemoineLawmaker Lilia Lemoine's statement on social media following the attack.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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