Everything about Elections In Argentina totally explained
This articles gives information on
voting,
elections and election results in
Argentina. For details about government institutions and political parties, see
Politics of Argentina.
On the national level, Argentina elects a
head of state (the
President) and a
legislature. Voting is mandatory for citizens between 18 and 70 years of age, with some exceptions.
The President and the Vice-President are elected in one ballot, for a four-year term, by direct popular vote, using a
runoff voting system: there must be a second round if no formula gets more than 45% of the affirmative valid votes, or more than 40% of the affirmative valid votes with a difference of 10 percentage points from the second formula, in quantity of affirmative valid votes. Before the
1995 election, the President and Vice-President were both elected by an
electoral college.
The
National Congress (
Congreso Nacional) has two chambers. The
Chamber of Deputies of the Nation (
Cámara de Diputados de la Nación) has 257 members, elected for a four-year term in each electoral district (23 Provinces and the Federal Capital) by
proportional representation using the
D'Hondt method, with half of the seats renewed every two years in all districts. The
Senate of the Nation (
Senado de la Nación) has 72 members, elected for a six-year term in three-seat
constituencies (23 provinces and the Federal Capital) for a six year term, with two seats awarded to the largest party or coalition and one seat to the second largest party or coalition. One-third of the constituencies are renewed every two years.
In 2001 the whole senate was renewed.
Elections and results
Latest parliamentary election
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