Civic Coalition ARICivic Coalition ARI (Spanish: Coalición Cívica ARI, CC-ARI), until October 2009 known as Support for an Egalitarian Republic (Spanish: Afirmación para una República Igualitaria, ARI), is a centristpolitical party in Argentina founded in 2002 by Elisa Carrió. It is a member of Cambiemos since 2015, along with centrist and centre-right parties. Many consider it a social liberal and an innovative party.
Presidency of Mauricio MacriArgentine presidency from 2015 to 2019 Presidency of Mauricio Macri10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019PresidentMauricio MacriVice PresidentGabriela MichettiPartyRepublican ProposalJuntos por el CambioElection2015SeatCasa Rosada← Cristina Fernández de KirchnerAlberto Fernández → Standard of the President Mauricio Macri's tenure as the president of Argentina began on 10 December 2015, and ended on 10 December 2019.
2015 Argentine general electionPresidential election← 201125 October 2015 (first round)22 November 2015 (second round)2019 →Registered32,130,853 (first round)32,108,509 (second round)Turnout81.07% (first round)80.77% (second round)First round results by province and departmentSecond round results by province and departmentChamber of Deputies← 201325 October 20152017 →130 of the 257 seats in the Chamber of DeputiesTurnout81.06%This lists parties that won seats.
Radical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union (Spanish: Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a major political party in Argentina. It has reached the national government on ten occasions, making it one of the most historically important parties in the country. Ideologically, the party has stood for radicalism, secularism and universal suffrage. Especially during the 1970s and 1980s, it was perceived as a strong advocate for human rights.
Mauricio MacriMauricio Macri (pronounced [mawˈɾisjo ˈmakɾi] ; born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. He has been the leader of the Republican Proposal (PRO) party since its founding in 2005. He previously served as Chief of Government of Buenos Aires from 2007 to 2015, and was a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing Buenos Aires from 2005 to 2007.
Electoral allianceAssociation of political parties for elections An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections.
Juntos por el CambioJuntos por el Cambio (JxC, English: Together for Change) was a political coalition in Argentina. A liberal coalition, it was created in 2015 as Cambiemos (English: Let's Change), and renamed in 2019. It was composed of Republican Proposal, Radical Civic Union, Civic Coalition ARI and United Republicans.
2007 Buenos Aires City electionsGeneral elections were held in the City of Buenos Aires on 3 June 2007 to elect the Chief of Government (mayor) and half of the City Legislature to four-year terms. As no mayoral candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held on 31 July 2011, in which Mauricio Macri, of the Commitment to Change (CpC) party, defeated Daniel Filmus of the Front for Victory (FPV) coalition to be elected as Chief of Government of Buenos Aires.
Buenos AiresCapital and most populous city of ArgentinaCapital and autonomous city in ArgentinaBuenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the GaWC 2024 ranking.
ArgentinaArgentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the far south of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
Argentine debt restructuringThe Argentine debt restructuring is a process of debt restructuring by Argentina that began on January 14, 2005, and allowed it to resume payment on 76% of the US$82 billion in sovereign bonds that defaulted in 2001 at the depth of the worst economic crisis in the nation's history. A second debt restructuring in 2010 brought the percentage of bonds under some form of repayment to 93%, though ongoing disputes with holdouts remained.
Foreign exchange controlsForeign exchange controls are various forms of controls imposed by a government on the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents, on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents, or the transfers of any currency across national borders. These controls allow countries to better manage their economies by controlling the inflow and outflow of currency, which may otherwise create exchange rate volatility.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.