A report on 1994 amendment of the Constitution of Argentina
Approved on 22 August 1994 by a Constitutional Assembly that met in the twin cities of Santa Fe and Paraná.
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Carlos Menem
6 linksArgentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999.
Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999.
The Peronist victory in the 1993 midterm elections allowed him to persuade Alfonsín (by then leader of the opposition party UCR) to sign the Pact of Olivos for the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution.
Pact of Olivos
5 linksThe Olivos Pact (Pacto de Olivos) refers to a series of documents signed on November 17, 1993, between the governing President of Argentina, Carlos Menem, and former President and leader of the opposition UCR, Raúl Alfonsín, that formed the basis of the constitutional reform of 1994.
Buenos Aires
5 linksCapital and primate city of Argentina.
Capital and primate city of Argentina.
The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name of Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Raúl Alfonsín
3 linksArgentine lawyer and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 8 July 1989.
Argentine lawyer and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 8 July 1989.
He initiated the Pact of Olivos with Menem in order to negotiate the terms for the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution.
Ballotage in Argentina
4 linksIn Argentina, presidential elections are conducted under the ballotage system.
In Argentina, presidential elections are conducted under the ballotage system.
This system was added by the 1994 amendment to the Constitution of Argentina, as part of the negotiations between former president Raúl Alfonsín and president Carlos Menem.
Justicialist Party
1 linksThe Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista, ; abbr.
The Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista, ; abbr.
Six years later, it returned to power with Carlos Menem, during whose term the Constitution was reformed to allow for presidential reelection.
Santa Fe, Argentina
0 linksCapital city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
Capital city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
The city's historical role in the Argentine Constitution led national lawmakers to choose it as the site of Constitutional Conventions in 1949, 1957, and 1994.
Carlos Álvarez (Argentine politician)
1 linksArgentine politician.
Argentine politician.
He was again elected congressman for the 1993–97 period, as well as a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution.
Autonomous city
1 linksType of autonomous administrative division.
Type of autonomous administrative division.
The 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution granted Buenos Aires city, previously in the Federal District of Argentina, the status of autonomous city, and changed its formal name to Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Argentine Senate
1 linksUpper house of the National Congress of Argentina.
Upper house of the National Congress of Argentina.
The number of senators per province was raised from two to three following the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution as well as the addition of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires' senators.