A report on Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernández
A member of the center-left, Peronist faction within the Justicialist Party, Fernández was the party's candidate for 2019 Argentine general election and defeated incumbent president Mauricio Macri, with 48% of the votes.
- Alberto FernándezHe was renominated, but scored only 32%, compared to 47% to populist Peronist Alberto Fernández and his running mate, two-term former president Cristina Kirchner, in their primary for Frente de Todos.
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Néstor Kirchner
7 linksArgentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, Governor of Santa Cruz Province from 1991 to 2003, Secretary General of UNASUR and the first gentleman during the first tenure of his wife, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, Governor of Santa Cruz Province from 1991 to 2003, Secretary General of UNASUR and the first gentleman during the first tenure of his wife, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Duhalde also unsuccessfully approached Mauricio Macri, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Felipe Solá, and Roberto Lavagna, all of whom refused to run.
Alberto Fernández, who organized his political campaign, was appointed chief of the cabinet of ministers.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
7 linksArgentine lawyer and politician who has served as the 37th Vice President of Argentina since 2019.
Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the 37th Vice President of Argentina since 2019.
Mayor Mauricio Macri pointed out that the national government had prevented the city from taking out international loans, which would have been used for infrastructure improvements.
She was the running mate of Alberto Fernández (no relation), who was elected president.
Juntos por el Cambio
5 linksLiberal political coalition in Argentina.
Liberal political coalition in Argentina.
These three parties respectively nominated Mauricio Macri, Ernesto Sanz, and Elisa Carrió as their representatives in the August 2015 primary elections, which were held to choose which candidate would run in the 2015 presidential election on 25 October.
In the 2019 presidential elections, JxC was in second place, with 40% of the votes, behind Alberto Fernández, who won first round with 48% of the votes.
Justicialist Party
4 linksThe Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista, ; abbr.
The Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista, ; abbr.
Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served as its chairman), as well as former presidents Juan Perón, Héctor Cámpora, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Isabel Perón, Carlos Menem, Ramón Puerta, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Eduardo Camaño, Eduardo Duhalde, Néstor Kirchner, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Mauricio Macri was inaugurated as President of Argentina, ending 12 years of Kirchnerism.
Radical Civic Union
4 linksCentrist and social-liberal political party in Argentina.
Centrist and social-liberal political party in Argentina.
Since 2015, it has been a member of Cambiemos with Republican Proposal and Civic Coalition ARI, and supported Mauricio Macri in the 2015 and 2019 elections.
They are part of Juntos por el Cambio, the political coalition in opposition to the Peronist government of Alberto Fernandez.
Daniel Scioli
3 linksArgentine politician, sportsman, and businessman.
Argentine politician, sportsman, and businessman.
Since 2022, he has been the country's Minister of Production in the cabinet of Alberto Fernández.
He was the candidate to the presidency for the Front for Victory ticket in the 2015 general elections, and lost to Mauricio Macri in a runoff election.
President of Argentina
2 linksBoth head of state and head of government of Argentina.
Both head of state and head of government of Argentina.
Current president Alberto Fernández was sworn into office on 10 December 2019.
He succeeded Mauricio Macri.
Argentine debt restructuring
3 linksProcess 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.
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.
The remaining 7% of bondholders were later repaid in full, after centre-right and US-aligned leader Mauricio Macri came to power in 2015.
Since December 2019, Alberto Fernández
2019 Argentine general election
1 linksGeneral elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2019, to elect the president of Argentina, members of the national congress and the governors of most provinces.
General elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2019, to elect the president of Argentina, members of the national congress and the governors of most provinces.
Former Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández of Frente de Todos defeated incumbent president Mauricio Macri of Juntos por el Cambio, exceeding the threshold to win the presidency in a single round.
Sergio Massa
2 linksArgentine politician who currently serves as President of the Chamber of Deputies, while serving as National Deputy for the Frente de Todos elected in Buenos Aires Province.
Argentine politician who currently serves as President of the Chamber of Deputies, while serving as National Deputy for the Frente de Todos elected in Buenos Aires Province.
On 28 July 2022, Massa was designated as Minister of Economy, Productive Development, and Agriculture by President Alberto Fernández.
Massa sought to appeal to centrist voters in an election disputed by the Peronist Daniel Scioli and the centre-right conservative Mauricio Macri, and focused his campaign on the fight against corruption, climate change, and development through renewable energy sources.