Legislative elections were held in
Argentina
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on 22 October 2017 to elect half of the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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and one third of the
Senate
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. The result was a victory for the ruling
Cambiemos
( en, Together for Change) is a centre-right political coalition in Argentina. It was created in 2015 as Cambiemos ( en, Let's Change), and renamed in 2019. It is composed of Republican Proposal, Radical Civic Union, Civic Coalition ARI and ...
alliance, being the most voted force in 13 of the 24 districts.
Background
The elections took place during the presidency of
Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri (; born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. He has been the leader of the Republican Proposal (PRO) party since its founding in 2005. He previou ...
whose ''
Cambiemos
( en, Together for Change) is a centre-right political coalition in Argentina. It was created in 2015 as Cambiemos ( en, Let's Change), and renamed in 2019. It is composed of Republican Proposal, Radical Civic Union, Civic Coalition ARI and ...
'' coalition also governed the
City of Buenos Aires
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and
Buenos Aires Province
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. As Cambiemos was a new coalition with few noteworthy political figures, several members of the cabinet were asked to resign from their positions and run for
Congress
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in their respective districts instead.
Peronist
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factions were divided in two main groups; the
Citizen's Unity
Citizen's Unity ( es, Unidad Ciudadana) was a centre-left Kirchnerist political coalition in Argentina for the 2017 legislative elections led by the former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
This coalition existed in the provinces of B ...
, led by the former president
Cristina Kirchner
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Given name
*Cristina (daughter of Edward the Exile), 11th-century English princess
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, led the parliamentary opposition to Macri's administration. Another group was composed of politicians from the
Justicialist Party
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Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served ...
and the
Renewal Front
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Massa is a Peronist and said he wants to "build the Peronism of the 21st century."
History
It w ...
.
Electoral system
Chamber of Deputies
The 257 members of the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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are elected by proportional representation in 24 multi-member constituencies based on the
provinces
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(plus the
City of Buenos Aires
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). Seats are allocated using the
d'Hondt method
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with a 3% electoral threshold. In this election, 127 of the 257 seats are up for renewal for a four-year term.
Senate
The 72 members of the
Senate
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are elected in the same 24 constituencies, with three seats in each. The party receiving the most votes in each constituency wins two seats, with the third seat awarded to the second-placed party.
Electoral system
Inter-Parliamentary Union The 2017 elections will see one-third of Senators renewed, with eight provinces electing three Senators; Buenos Aires, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, San Juan, San Luis and Santa Cruz.
Schedule
The timetable for the different national electoral acts was established on the following dates:
* 25 April: Closure of the provisional electoral register
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.
* 5 May: Publication of the provisional electoral register.
* 20 May: Deadline to correct the electoral register.
* 14 June: Deadline to register the alliances.
* 24 June: Deadline to register the pre-nominations for the primary elections (PASO).
* 14 July: Beginning of the electoral campaign for the PASO and publication of the definitive electoral register.
* 21 July: Beginning of the prohibition of the broadcast of advertisements to capture the vote.
* 29 July: Beginning of the prohibition of public acts (inaugurations, announcements) by the government until the PASO.
* 11 August: Beginning of the election silence
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Operation
In some jurisdictions, such as Sl ...
.
* 13 August: Primary elections (PASO).
* 17 September: Start of the election campaign for the national elections.
* 27 September: Beginning of the prohibition to broadcast advertising to capture the vote.
* 7 October: Beginning of the prohibition of public acts (inaugurations, announcements) by the government, until the elections.
* 14 October: Beginning of the prohibition to publish opinion polls.
* 20 October: Beginning of the election silence.
* 22 October: National legislative elections.
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Results by province
Senate
Results by province
References
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Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
2017
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October 2017 events in South America
Presidency of Mauricio Macri