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| President of the Senate | Julio Cobos, PJ Front for Victory since 10 December 2007 |
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| Provisional President | José Pampuro, PJ Front for Victory since 2006 |
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| Majority Leader | Miguel Ángel Pichetto, PJ Front for Victory since 2006 |
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| Minority Leader | Ernesto Sanz, Radical Civic Union since |
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| Members | 72 | ||||
| Political groups | PJ Front for Victory Radical Civic Union Support for an Egalitarian Republic Civic Coalition Plural Consensus PJ Federalism and Freedom Civic Front for Santiago Civic and Social Front of Catamarca Republican Force San Luis Justicialists Production and Labour Justicialist for Dialogue with Argentines Neuquino People's Movement New Party New Party Corrientes Salta Renewal Party Socialist Party |
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| Last elections | 28 October 2007 | ||||
| Meeting place | Senate Chamber Argentine Congress Buenos Aires Argentina |
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| Web site | http://www.senado.gov.ar | ||||
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The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (born February 19 1953) commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner, is an Argentine The office of Vice-President of Argentina did not exist until it was created by the 1853 Constitution. Julio César Cleto Cobos (born Mendoza Argentina, 30 April 1955) is an Argentine politician formerly of the Radical Civic Union The Congress of the Argentine Nation (Congreso de la Nación Argentina is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentina 's parliament This article lists political parties in Argentina. Argentina has a Multi-party system with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component The Radical Civic Union (in Spanish Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a Political party in Argentina. This articles gives information on Voting, Elections and election results in Argentina. Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday 23 October, 2005. Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on 28 October 2007. The Supreme Court of Argentina (in Spanish, Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación) is the highest Court of Law of the Argentine Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains Departments (departamentos form the second level of administrative division in the Provinces of Argentina. This article deals with the diplomatic affairs, Foreign policy and International relations of Argentina. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The Congress of the Argentine Nation (Congreso de la Nación Argentina is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Senators are elected by direct election on a provincial basis, with the party with the most votes being awarded two of the province's senate seats and the second-place party receiving the third seat. Currently one-third of the members are elected every two years to a six-year term: in other words, one-third of the provinces hold senatorial elections every two years. There are no restrictions on repeated re-election.
The Senate is presided over by the Vice-President of the Republic, who has the casting vote in the event of ties.
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Requirements
According to Section 55 of the Argentine Constitution, candidates for the Argentine Senate must
- be at least 30 years old
- have been a citizen of Argentina for six years
- be native to the province of his office, or have been a resident of that province for two years. The constitution of Argentina is one of the primary sources of exisiting law in Argentina.
Composition
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| Party blocs | Seats | Party blocs | Seats |
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| PJ Front for Victory |
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Radical Civic Union |
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| Civic Coalition |
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Support for an Egalitarian Republic |
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| Civic Front for Santiago |
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Civic and Social Front of Catamarca |
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| San Luis Justicialist Party |
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Republican Force Tucumán |
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| Plural Consensus |
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Alliance New Front |
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| Neuquino People's Movement |
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New Party Corrientes |
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| PJ Federalism and Freedom |
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Production and Labour |
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| Justicialist for Dialogue with Argentines |
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Salta Renewal Party |
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| Socialist Party |
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| 72 members | |||
Although there are, as of December 2007, 18 party blocks in the Senate, in reality these act as a smaller number of groupings. This is a list of current Argentine Senators - members of the Argentine Senate - arranged alphabetically by the province they represent This article lists political parties in Argentina. Argentina has a Multi-party system with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally This article lists political parties in Argentina. Argentina has a Multi-party system with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component The Front for Victory ( Spanish: Frente para la Victoria, FPV) is a leftist political front and electoral alliance in Argentina The Radical Civic Union (in Spanish Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a Political party in Argentina. The Civic Coalition (in Spanish Coalición Cívica) is a political Coalition in Argentina. Support for an Egalitarian Republic ( Spanish: Afirmación para una República Igualitaria, ARI) also known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals The Civic Front for Santiago (Frente Cívico por Santiago is a provincial political electoral front in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina. The Civic and Social Front of Catamarca (Frente Cívico y Social de Catamarca is a provincial Political party in Argentina. San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country (on the 32º South parallel The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component The Republican Force Tucumán (Fuerza Republicana Tucumán is a provincial conservative party in Tucumán Province, Argentina. Plural Concertacion ( Concertación Plural) is an Kirchnerist electoral alliance in Argentina acting as a political bloc in the Argentine Senate The Alliance New Front (Alianza Frente Nuevo is a political electoral front in Argentina. The Neuquén People's Movement (Movimiento Popular Neuquino is a provincial Political party in the province of Neuquén, Argentina. The New Party Corrientes (Partido Nuevo Corrientes is a social-liberal party in Corrientes Province, Argentina. The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component The Alliance Front of Production and Labour (Alianza Frente Produccion y Trabajo is a Political party of Peronist roots in San Juan Province, Argentina The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component The Salta Renewal Party (Partido Renovador de Salta PRS is a provincial Political party in Salta Province, Argentina. The Socialist Party ( Partido Socialista) is a social-democratic Political party in Argentina. [2] [3]
Some of the provincial electoral fronts and the Plural Consensus of dissident radicals support the majority Front for Victory block. Plural Concertacion ( Concertación Plural) is an Kirchnerist electoral alliance in Argentina acting as a political bloc in the Argentine Senate The Front for Victory ( Spanish: Frente para la Victoria, FPV) is a leftist political front and electoral alliance in Argentina There is speculation that the Plural Consensus block may grow if the other FPV-supporting senators join. The Socialist Party senator and the two existing ARI senators are expected to work closely with the new Civic Coalition senators, but they have not formed a single block. The Socialist Party ( Partido Socialista) is a social-democratic Political party in Argentina. Support for an Egalitarian Republic ( Spanish: Afirmación para una República Igualitaria, ARI) also known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals The Civic Coalition (in Spanish Coalición Cívica) is a political Coalition in Argentina. There are three sets of 'dissident' Peronists, and various provincial parties, mainly of the right, who work with other blocks as occasion arises. This has left the second largest block, the Radical Civic Union, rather isolated with its eight remaining senators. The Radical Civic Union (in Spanish Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a Political party in Argentina. [4]
Leading senators
The Senate is presided over by the Vice-President of the country, currently Julio Cobos. Julio César Cleto Cobos (born Mendoza Argentina, 30 April 1955) is an Argentine politician formerly of the Radical Civic Union Day to day leadership of the Senate is conducted by the 'Provisional President', who has been Front for Victory (FPV) Senator José Pampuro since 2006. The Front for Victory ( Spanish: Frente para la Victoria, FPV) is a leftist political front and electoral alliance in Argentina José Juan Bautista Pampuro is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician currently a senator for Buenos Aires Province, Senate leader and formerly
Other positions include:
- Senate Vice-President - Sen. Juan Carlos Romero (FPV)
- First Vice-President - Sen. Juan Carlos Romero (born 16 November 1950) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician a senator and formerly governor of Salta Juan Carlos Marino (UCR)
- Second Vice-President - Sen. Juan Carlos Marino (b 23 October 1963) is an Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR politician The Radical Civic Union (in Spanish Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a Political party in Argentina. Roberto Basualdo (Alliance Front of Production and Labour)
- Administrative Secretary - Carlos Machiaroli
- Parliamentary Secretary - Juan Estrada
- Leader of the PJ Front for Victory block - Sen. Roberto Gustavo Basualdo (b 1957 is an Argentine politician formerly of the Justicialist Party (PJ The Alliance Front of Production and Labour (Alianza Frente Produccion y Trabajo is a Political party of Peronist roots in San Juan Province, Argentina The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component Miguel Ángel Pichetto
- Leader of the UCR block - Sen. Miguel Ángel Pichetto (born 24 October 1950) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician Ernesto Sanz [5]
2005 election
| Coalitions and parties | Chamber of Deputies of the Nation: 127 out of 257 seats |
Senate of the Nation: 24 out of 72 seats |
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| Votes | % | Deputies | Votes | % | Senators | |
| Front for Victory (Frente para la Victoria) | 5,071,094 | 29. Ernesto Sanz (b 9 December 1956, San Rafael Department, Mendoza) is an Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR politician The Congress of the Argentine Nation (Congreso de la Nación Argentina is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday 23 October, 2005. The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentina 's parliament The Front for Victory ( Spanish: Frente para la Victoria, FPV) is a leftist political front and electoral alliance in Argentina 9 | 50 | 3,572,361 | 45. 1 | 14 |
| Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical) | 1,514,653 | 8. The Radical Civic Union (in Spanish Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a Political party in Argentina. 9 | 10 | 597,730 | 7. 5 | 2 |
| Alternative for a Republic of Equals (Alternativa por una República de Iguales) | 1,227,726 | 7. Support for an Egalitarian Republic ( Spanish: Afirmación para una República Igualitaria, ARI) also known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals 2 | 8 | 549,208 | 6. 9 | - |
| Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista) | 1,142,522 | 6. The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component 7 | 9 | 58,485 | 0. 7 | 1 |
| Republican Proposal (Propuesta Republicana - PRO) | 1,046,020 | 6. Republican Proposal (Propuesta Republicana is a Centre-right Electoral Front in Argentina. 2 | 9 | 492,892 | 6. 2 | - |
| Justicialist Front (Frente Justicialista) | 670,309 | 3. The Justicialist Front (Frente Justicialista is a Peronist Political party in Argentina as a vehicle for former Presidents Eduardo Duhalde 9 | 7 | 1,364,880 | 17. 2 | 3 |
| Progressive, Civic and Social Front (Frente Progresista Cívico y Social) | 625,335 | 3. The Progressive Civic and Social Front (Frente Progresista Civico y Social is a provincial Political party in Argentina, based in Santa Fe Province. 7 | 5 | |||
| Alliance Union of Córdoba (Alianza Unión Córdoba) | 530,115 | 3. The Alliance Union of Cordoba (Alianza Unión Córdoba is a provincial Political party in Córdoba Province Argentina. 1 | 4 | |||
| Federalist Unity Party (Partido Unidad Federalista) | 372,843 | 2. The Federalist Union Party ( Spanish: Partido Unidad Federalista - PA 2 | 2 | |||
| Alliance New Front (Alianza Frente Nuevo) | 347,412 | 2. The Alliance New Front (Alianza Frente Nuevo is a political electoral front in Argentina. 0 | 3 | |||
| Front of Everyone (Frente de Todos) | 316,294 | 1. The Front for Everyone (Frente de Todos is a provincial Political party alliance based in Chaco and Corrientes Provinces Argentina. 9 | 6 | |||
| Front for the Renewal of Concord (Frente Renovador de la Concordia) | 189,327 | 1. The Front for the Renewal of Concord (Frente Renovador de la Concordia is a provincial Political party in Argentina, based in Misiones Province. 1 | 2 | 187,255 | 2. 4 | 2 |
| Civic Front for Santiago (Frente Cívico por Santiago) | 185,733 | 1. The Civic Front for Santiago (Frente Cívico por Santiago is a provincial political electoral front in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina. 1 | 3 | |||
| Neuquino People's Movement (Movimiento Popular Neuquino) | 85,700 | 0. The Neuquén People's Movement (Movimiento Popular Neuquino is a provincial Political party in the province of Neuquén, Argentina. 5 | 2 | |||
| Front of Jujuy (Frente Jujeño) | 78,051 | 1. The Front of Jujuy (Frente Jujeño is a provincial political front in Jujuy Province, Argentina, principally made up of members of the Radical Civic Union 0 | 1 | |||
| Alliance Front of Production and Labour (Alianza Frente Produccion y Trabajo) | 71,984 | 0. The Alliance Front of Production and Labour (Alianza Frente Produccion y Trabajo is a Political party of Peronist roots in San Juan Province, Argentina 9 | 1 | |||
| Others | 3,647,997 | 21. 5 | 7 | 953,739 | 12. 0 | - |
| Total (turnout 70. 9 % resp. 72. 3 %) | 16,973,080 | 127 | 7,926,585 | 24 | ||
| Registered voters | 26,098,546 | 12,081,098 | ||||
| Votes cast | 18,513,717 | 8,730,094 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 1,540,637 | 8. 3 | 803,509 | 9. 2 | ||
| Source: Adam Carr's Website Be aware that parties operate under various labels and alliances in the provinces. |
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See also
External links
- senado.gov.ar – Senate of Argentina
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