Argentine Legislative Election, 2009
Legislative elections were held in Argentina for half the seats in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Deputies and a third (24) of the seats in the Argentine Senate, Senate on 28 June 2009, as well as for the legislature of the City of Buenos Aires and other municipalities.Argentina adopts early congressional election
Associated Press, 27 March 2009.

Background

The elections were due to have been held on 25 October 2009. In March 2009, the Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, moved to bring forward the date of elections to the Buenos Aires City Legislature to June 28, saying that it would increase transparency and democratic quality. Opposition figures criticised the decision, suggesting Macri was attempting to consolidate his power ...
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2007 Argentine General Election
Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, 28 October 2007, and elections for provincial governors took place on staggered dates throughout the year. For the national elections, each of the 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires are considered electoral districts. Voter turnout was 76.2%. Buenos Aires Province Senator and First Lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory won the election by 45.28% of votes against Elisa Carrió of Civic Coalition ARI, making her the second female president of Argentina and the first female president to be directly elected. She broke the 40 percent barrier and won in the first round. Elisa Carrió won in the city of Buenos Aires and came second with more than 20 percent of the votes. Third was Roberto Lavagna, who won in Córdoba. Background Elections for a successor to President Néstor Kirchner were held in October. Kirchner, although not term-limited had declined to run for a se ...
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