In 2005 and again in 2010, Argentina offered holders of defaulted bonds a restructuring. denouncing this aircraft as an unnecessary and expensive luxury prone to abuse by presidents, their families, friends and political allies. 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Tucumán even had a case of people burning ballot boxes, which led to several demonstrations at Plaza Independencia. President-elect Mauricio Macri vowed on Monday to get Argentina's stalled economy moving again but refrained from laying out specific measures until he gets to … [14] An internal congress of the Radical Civic Union decided to do so as well, and proposing Ernesto Sanz as their precandidate. The Executive Power shall in no case under penalty, and void, issue legislative provisions. [12] The authority in charge of regulating elections rejected changing the system within 2015 since they claimed it would be too short term to implement the changes and explain to the public how the new system works.[13]. Mauricio Macri, from the Republican Proposal, was the mayor of Buenos Aires city. So after serving for two consecutive periods, the president is not allowed to run for a third consecutive one, but may return for the two following elections and so on. [24], Scioli declined to attend the first leaders' debate previous to the elections, which was held between the other five candidates instead. Au cas où la fonction de président de la Nation devenait vacante, c'est le président provisoire du Sénat qui est chargé de l'intérim. The Argentine Constitution (art. By the May Revolution of 25 May 1810, the first Argentine autonomous government, known as the Primera Junta, was formed in Buenos Aires. A modified two-round system, or ballotage, is used (Section 94). Unlike in most countries using a two-round system, presidential candidates in Argentina do not need to win a majority of the vote to win the presidency in a single round. [32] Nevertheless, his victory ended the 12-year rule of Kirchnerism in the country.[33]. ... “It was unbelievable,” says Waldo Wolff, vice-president of the Delegation of Argentine … This constitution was the first to create a President, although this office retained the powers described in the 1816 constitution. In order to be in concordance with the "one-third female" law enforces that one-third of the overall seats in the Chamber of Deputies are female. [31] The distance between both candidates slowly narrowed in the following hours, leading to a smaller victory margin for Macri than most exit polls suggested. The 2015-16 wheat crop being harvested may be the smallest in three years, down 16 percent from a year earlier at 9.5 million tons, according to Argentina’s biggest grain exchange. The Presidential Guard is responsible for the security of the entire presidential family. However, unlike the President of the United States, in Argentina, a person may be reelected again after serving for two terms and staying out of office for the following term. Daniel Scioli had left to Italy at that moment, and made a rushed return. 25 Oct 2015 21:56 GMT To move the president uses aircraft that are part of the Presidential Air Group: The main aircraft is a Boeing 757 known as Tango 01 after its military registry: "T-01" (the "T" stands for "Transport", although it is fortuitously pronounced "Tango", as in the Argentine national dance, in the NATO alphabet). Following military coups that overthrew the constitutional government were de facto military presidents in 1930–1932, 1943–1946, 1955–1958, 1966–1973 and 1976–1983 that brought in addition to the powers of the president also corresponding to Congress. Updated 7:55 PM EST, Fri January 23, 2015 Story highlights. [96] Similarly, Moody's raised the country's outlook from "stable" to "positive" following the election.[97]. [1] On the first runoff voting ever held for an Argentine Presidential Election, Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri narrowly defeated Front for Victory candidate and Buenos Aires Province Governor Daniel Scioli with 51.34% of votes. The Bottom Line. Buenos Aires centralists) and federalists ensued in the following decades. [26], Macri criticized Scioli for a negative campaigning launched by the Front for Victory. Argentina’s President is the nation’s commander-in-Chief, its Chief Executive, and its Head of both State and Government. As for this election, the director for the Center for Research and Social Action, Rodrigo Zarazaga stated, “Vote buying strategies will probably sway 5 to 12 percent of Argentine voters on Sunday.” An example of vote buying during this election took place in Buenos Aires. Mauricio Macri becomes president of Argentina. In Buenos Aires and Salta electronic voting machines were used to print out a single unified ballot, with voters able to select different candidates and parties on a touch screen. Daniel Scioli accepted his defeat when 70% of the votes were counted; the provisional results were 53% and 47% at that moment. In case of the permanent absence of both the President and the Vice-President, due to resignation, death, or removal, the Constitution (art. In 1966 and 1976, the federal government was undertaken by a military junta, where power was shared by the chiefs of the armed forces. Macri’s election in 2015 marked a watershed in Argentine politics. However, voters were able to cut ballot papers up and place different sections from different parties inside the envelope if they wanted to vote for different candidates or lists for different posts. [69], Lucía Corpacci was reelected in Catamarca and Gildo Insfrán was reelected in Formosa. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Mauricio Macri, (born February 8, 1959, Tandil, Buenos Aires province, Argentina), Argentine sports executive and politician who served as president of Argentina (2015–19).. Macri was the son of Franco Macri, a wealthy and politically well-connected Italian-born businessman whose Macri Group was one of Argentina’s leading corporate conglomerates. The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. General Juan Domingo Perón was one of the most influential presidents of Argentina during the 20th century. There was a frequent theft of ballot papers from the polling places. In Misiones, Hugo Passalacqua, vice governor of Maurice Closs was elected governor by a wide margin. Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says her country has one of the world’s lowest poverty rates in the world. poll from well-known consulting firm Isonomia showed President Mauricio Macri, the great hope of investors when he was elected in 2015, losing … [21] Several controversies took place during the time of the elections, or related to the elections themselves. Each party is allowed to register up to two candidates; one of those registered must be female. Absolute nullity of the acts issued by the government installed by force; The authors shall be punished as traitors; These crimes are barred and the authors can not receive the benefit of the amnesty; Every citizen has the right to resistance against these acts of force. Only when exceptional circumstances make it impossible to follow the ordinary procedures foreseen by this Constitution for the enactment of laws, and not try to rules governing criminal matters, taxation, electoral or political party regime, may issue decrees on grounds of necessity and urgency, which will be decided by a general agreement of ministers who shall countersign them together with the head of cabinet of ministers. Hear what a former Argentine presidential candidate and Peronist leader thinks about the current state of play, as Sergio Massa, a 2015 candidate and potentially the next speaker of the Argentine Lower House, analyses the country’s crisis management plans and prospects for structural reform. Nicolás del Caño defeated Altamira, and became the unexpected candidate for the Worker's Left Front. These candidates didn't receive at least of the 1.5% of valid votes to pass to the general election. Citizens may vote for any candidate of any party, but may only cast a single vote. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was re-elected in 2011. The radical Gerardo Morales was elected governor of Jujuy, the first non-Peronist one since the return of democracy in 1983. The Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires is the official workplace of the President and the Quinta de Olivos their official residence; he or she is entitled to use its staff and facilities. Similarly, the unpopular Fernández may have subtracted non-Kirchnerite votes from Scioli. Appoints the judges of the Supreme Court with the Senate by two-thirds of the members present, at a public meeting convened for that purpose. Positive votes are valid votes cast for any of the candidates, leaving out of the count blank and spoiled ballots. Sunday will also see elections for 24 of the nation’s 72 senators and 130 of 257 deputies.