A report on Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Lower house of the Argentine National Congress (Congreso de la Nación).
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Buenos Aires
6 linksCapital and primate city of Argentina.
Capital and primate city of Argentina.
The people of Buenos Aires also elect 25 national deputies to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.
President of Argentina
6 linksBoth head of state and head of government of Argentina.
Both head of state and head of government of Argentina.
It provides that the executive power must be temporarily exercised (without assuming the title of president) by the provisional president of the Senate; in his or her absence, by the president of the Chamber of Deputies; and in the absence of both, by the president of the Supreme Court.
Alberto Fernández
4 linksArgentine politician, lawyer and professor, serving as president of Argentina since 2019.
Argentine politician, lawyer and professor, serving as president of Argentina since 2019.
He entered public service as an adviser to Deliberative Council of Buenos Aires and the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.
National Congress of Argentina
3 linksLegislative branch of the government of Argentina.
Legislative branch of the government of Argentina.
Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies.
2021 Argentine legislative election
3 linksLegislative elections were held in Argentina on 14 November 2021.
Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 14 November 2021.
Half of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies and a third of the seats in the Senate were renewed.
Argentine Senate
4 linksUpper house of the National Congress of Argentina.
Upper house of the National Congress of Argentina.
It has the power to approve bills passed by the Chamber of Deputies, call for joint sessions with the Lower House or special sessions with experts and interested parties, and submit bills for the president's signature; bills introduced in the Senate must, in turn, be approved by the Lower House for their submittal to the president.
Supreme Court of Argentina
2 linksHighest court of law of the Argentine Republic.
Highest court of law of the Argentine Republic.
The members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President with the agreement of at least two thirds of the present Senate members in a session convened for that purpose, and can only be removed by an impeachment process called juicio político ("political trial"), initiated by the Chamber of Deputies and carried out by the Senate, exclusively on grounds of improper behaviour.
2019 Argentine general election
3 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.
The 130 seats of the Chamber of Deputies up for election were elected from 24 multi-member constituencies based on the 23 provinces and Buenos Aires.
Frente de Todos
2 linksCoalition of Peronist and Kirchnerist political parties in Argentina formed to support President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Kirchner.
Coalition of Peronist and Kirchnerist political parties in Argentina formed to support President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Kirchner.
The coalition currently holds a majority in the Argentine Senate and minority in the Chamber of Deputies; in both houses it is conformed as a unified bloc.
Constitution of Argentina
2 linksBasic governing document of Argentina, and the primary source of existing law in Argentina.
Basic governing document of Argentina, and the primary source of existing law in Argentina.
It allowed a more flexible ratio for proportional apportionment in the Chamber of Deputies and set the number of ministries to eight.