Carlos Eduardo Rovira (born February 18, 1956) is an

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(PJ) politician, until 2007 governor of

Misiones Province Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes ...

at the head of the

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. Rovira was born in Posadas and studied chemical engineering at the

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, later earning a

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degree in

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at the

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. After a period in academic research, he became an environmental consultant, focusing especially on water quality. He joined the provincial government in 1992, heading the transport department until 1995. In 1995, Rovira was elected Mayor of Posadas. In 1999 he was elected for a first term as Governor of Misiones. Ahead of the 2003 elections he formed the Front for Renewal, bringing together

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and dissident Radicals to support his bid for re-election. He was re-elected in 2003. The Front for Renewal supports the national

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faction of

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. Rovira attempted to alter the constitution of Misiones to allow his continued re-election ahead of the

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. The formation of a constitutional assembly was voted on 29 October 2006. The Rovira administration inaugurated an unusual number of public works in the month prior to the election and was alleged to have engaged in coarse proselytism, including the distribution of welfare food baskets with voting ballots inside. The opposition also alleged that thousands of Paraguayan citizens were being paid to cross the border and vote for Rovira, using forged Argentine national IDs. Rovira's party lost the referendum to the United Front for Dignity, a broad opposition coalition led by Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Iguazú, Monsignor Joaquín Piña, by a 13% margin that surprised analysts.''Mercopress''
/ref> However, in the subsequent election for governor, Rovira was succeeded by his party's candidate,

Maurice Closs Maurice Fabián 'Mauri' Closs (born 10 June 1971) is an Argentine politician, formerly of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) but now leading the Front for the Renewal of Concord, allied to the Front for Victory in support of President Cristina Fernánde ...

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Misiones Province
1956 births Living people People from Posadas, Misiones University of Buenos Aires alumni National University of Misiones alumni Argentine chemical engineers Mayors of places in Argentina Governors of Misiones Province Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Misiones Justicialist Party politicians {{Argentina-mayor-stub