President barack obamas reelection victory over mitt romney, reaction emanated from across the world including states and other institutions. Argentinas constitution was amended in 1994 and the position of prime minister was created. Argentina has had many different types of heads of state as well as many different types of government. The argentine general election of 1989 was held on 14 may 1989. This is an excellent book for those interested in learning more about this historical presidential election and the political campaigns which shaped its history. Regiao norte, alter do chao, destinos america do sul, argentina, buenos aires, alimentacao em buenos aires, compras em buenos aires. For the national elections, each of the 23 provinces and the autonomous city of buenos aires are considered electoral districts. General elections were held in argentina on 25 october 2015 to elect the president and national congress, and followed primary elections which were held on 9 august 2015. But as we head toward election day 2016, candidates on both sides of the aisle are using methods beyong just paid advertisingfrom social media to books and musicto build awareness. Argentina will hold presidential and legislative elections on october 25th with a possible second round on november 22nd. Overview the politics of argentina takes place in the structure of what the constitution defines as a federal presidential representative democratic republic in which the president of argentina serves as both head of state and head of government. Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on sunday, october 28, 2007, and elections for provincial governors took place on staggered dates throughout the year.
A presidential election was held in france on 22 april 2012 or 21 april in some overseas departments and territories, with a second round runoff held on 6 may or 5 may for those same territories to elect the president of france who is also ex officio one of the two joint heads of state of andorra, a sovereign state. Mitt romney and president barack obama shake hands in the oval office on november 29, 2012, following their first meeting since the election. Presidential race takes shape in argentina by jan dehn the leading contenders in argentinas upcoming presidential election pick running mates. Argentina president leaving public role al jazeera america.
Argentinas presidential election headed for second round. Will argentina be able to navigate its way out of a stalemate with the holdouts bondholders who refused a settlement following agentinas financial meltdown in. Argentinas new president takes office mauricio macri was sworn in on thursday as the new president of argentina, following an eightyear tenure by. A presidential system is a democratic and republican government in which a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch. Argentine president cristina fernandez faces a midterm primary election test on sunday that will show whether she has enough popular support.
In argentina, primary elections are mandatory for everyone. President in the general november presidential elections from 1789. Mexicos presidential election of a week ago is a case in point. But it is hard to see what kind of triumph leaves macris.
Passport book number is also called an inventory control number. While, for me, this doesnt make argentina semipresidential, it is clear that the pros and cons of establishing a semipresidentialism system were actively debated. Argentinian passport number format argentina forum. This is a number which is unique to the passport booklet that one has. In presidential countries, the executive is elected and is not responsible to the legislature, which cannot in normal circumstances dismiss it. Im taking a break from the odd jobs series to write a short post about the argentina presidential election that happened yesterday. Elections are scheduled for 25 october, with a runoff, if necessary, scheduled for 22 november. So if i could arrange my passport number in such a way that it fits the argentinian rules, i think i might succeed. Being from the us, i found a few things odd about the rules and thought id share a foreigners perspective. Argentina probes ties between expresidents, miami real.
Argentina not only wants to bring in evoting, it will make it illegal to check the system for electoral fraud misuses of technology from the thisisfine dept. She won over 50% of the vote in the august primaries, and the opposition has been unable to mount a significant leadership challenge capable of throwing her off course. Mauricio macri, argentinas new president, is sworn in. The candidate representing the governing party in mexicos presidential race couldnt remember the title of his own upcoming book during a recent interview, inspiring mocking memes on. Who will win the presidential election in argentina. Argentina opposition candidate forces election runoff. This is the last presidential election the president was elected by the electoral college. Buenos aires province senator and first lady cristina. During precolumbian times, the territories that today form argentina were inhabited by nomadic tribes without any defined government.
My passport number is in the format aannnnnnn, where a is a letter and n a number. In cuba, the president will work to build on the progress we have made toward normalization of relations with cuba advancing commercial. Trump on international day of the girl the white house office of the press secretary for immediate release october 11, 2017 on the international day of the girl, we recognize how girlhood shapes the lives of all women, and we promote the empowerment of. In his spare time matt translates film scripts, organises charity pub quizzes, consolidates his position as the number one angry birds player in the bsas metropolitan area, and translates traditional nursery rhymes into spanglish for his daughter millie. Mexico presidential candidate meade forgets the title of. Notisur south american political and economic affairs. Legislative power rests in both the president and the two chambers of the argentine. Weve gathered up the mustreads that tell the most revealing stories behind the presidential race. Open primary elections paso were previously held on 11 august 20 to determine eligible party lists for the general election. Statement by the press secretary on the presidents travel. Cristina fernandez, former argentina president, indicted. Under the national constitution, the president is also the chief executive of the federal government and commanderinchief of the armed forces.
Statement by the press secretary on the presidents travel to cuba and argentina. As in 2011 when such primaries were held for the first time each party list had to reach a 1. Argentinas next president decided to pursue a career in politics under the most harrowing of circumstances. It was the last midterm election before the end of cristina. Click here to read political science fellow mark jones biography of argentinas new president, mauricio macri, in the encylopaedia britannica. A few weeks after winning november elections, president mauricio macria wealthy businessman and former buenos aires mayorput todesca in. Perez molina wins guatemalan presidential election. I suspect that the number field is checked to be valid using the rules for argentinian passports. Cavallo names his running mate in argentinas presidential. Sergio massa, who placed third in the first round of argentinas presidential election, will give a quiet nod of support this week to opposition candidate mauricio macri for the runoff vote. Argentina probes ties between expresidents, miami real estate empire. Voters chose both the president and their legislators and with a turnout of 85. Thirdplace candidate in mexico presidential race forgets. Fifteen candidates will compete in presidential election an article from.
Domingo cavallo named former labor minister armando caro figueroa as his running mate in argentinas coming presidential elections. President obama and the first lady will travel to cuba on march 21 st and 22 nd and argentina on march 23 rd and 24 th. Who is mauricio macri, the new president of argentina. Urquiza then called for a new constitutional assembly and promulgated the argentine constitution of 1853, which is the current constitution of argentina through amendments. Irregularities reveal mexicos election far from fair. Press reports tell us that felipe calderon, the outgoing president from the pan national action party, won the 2006 election by. This head of government is in most cases also the head of state, which is called president. Cristina fernandez seeks more from argentina midterm elections. A second round of voting between the two leading candidates took place on 22 november, after surprisingly close results forced a runoff. American political history is a high quality publication which focuses on the history behind the 2008 presidential election. Legislative elections were held in argentina on 27 october 20. When 12 million voters outside argentinas capital pick a senator in sundays midterm elections, they will also be providing a crucial window on the. In 1854, urquiza became the first president of modern argentina, acting both as head of government and head of state.
Should you bring your old passport to the us visa interview if you changed your date. What is the passport book number, and where is it in an argentinian. Argentinas ruling party presidential candidate, daniel scioli, looks set to face a second round runoff after early results suggested he failed to win an outright majority. Latin americas right wing have acclaimed the results the elections last october 22nd in argentina as a triumph for mauricio macri. Next come presidential and congressional elections on oct. Heres what you need to know about argentinas 2015 federal elections. On the first runoff voting ever held for an argentine presidential election, buenos. Daniel scioli was the frontrunner with polls indicating that he was close to a firstround victory, which would require either 45% of the vote or 40% with a 10point lead over his nearest rival. Trying to put argentinas elections in context argentina. Russias economy adjusts, allowing the central bank to cut rates. Perez molina wins guatemalan presidential election cnn. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.