![Backdropped by a national flag and surrounded by her children, Celeste Vergara, 29, holds containers of a hominy stew known as Locro, a traditional Independence Day dish that she picked up at the Shinai soup kitchen run by the Movimiento Evita social organization, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Vergara is one of millions of Argentines who survive largely thanks to soup kitchens and state welfare programs, many of which are funneled through politically powerful social movements linked to the ruling party. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2022/06/02/argentina_welfare_66696_s878x585.jpg?9739c089d09019457eff90957353d2bf131e7da7)
Backdropped by a national flag and surrounded by her children, Celeste Vergara, 29, holds containers of a hominy stew known as Locro, a traditional Independence Day dish that she picked up at the Shinai soup kitchen run by the Movimiento Evita social organization, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Vergara is one of millions of Argentines who survive largely thanks to soup kitchens and state welfare programs, many of which are funneled through politically powerful social movements linked to the ruling party. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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