Argentine general election, 2007
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Argentina
held national presidential and legislative elections on October 28, 2007, and elections for provincial governors took place on staggered dates throughout the year. For the national elections, each of the 23 provinces
and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
are considered electoral districts. Voter turnout was 76.2%.
Néstor Kirchner
were held in October. Kirchner had declined to run for a second term.
In addition to the President, each district elected a number of members of the Lower House (the Chamber of Deputies
) roughly proportional to their population, and eight districts elected members to the Argentine Senate
, where each district is entitled to three senators (two for the majority, one for the largest minority party). In most provinces, the national elections were conducted in parallel with local ones, whereby a number of municipalities elect legislative officials (concejales) and in some cases also a mayor (or the equivalent executive post). Each provincial election follows local regulations and some, such as Tucumán, hold municipal elections on other dates in the year.
According to the rules for elections in Argentina
, to win the presidential election without needing a runoff round, a candidate needs either more than 45% of the valid votes, or more than 40% of the valid votes with a margin of 10 points from the runner-up. Following months of speculation, and despite high approval ratings, President Kirchner confirmed his decision to forfeit the 2007 race, and the ruling Front for Victory
(FpV), a center-left Peronist Party, nominated the First Lady, Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
, on July 19. Acknowledging the support of a growing number of UCR
figures ("K Radicals") to the populist agenda advanced by Kirchnerism
, the party nominated Mendoza Province
Governor Julio Cobos
as her running mate.
The ideologically diverse field also included former Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna
(who broke with Kirchner in late 2005, obtained the endorsement of the UCR
, and ran slightly to the right of the FpV), Elisa Carrió
(a center-left Congresswoman close to the Catholic Church), and numerous conservatives and socialists; in all, fourteen candidates registered for the election. The UCR, for the first time since it first ran in a presidential campaign in 1892, joined a coalition (Lavagna's UNA) rather than nominate its own candidate.
The President, who had had maintained high approval ratings throughout his term on the heels of a strong recovery in the Argentine economy, was beset by controversies during 2007, including Commerce Secretary Guillermo Moreno
's firing of Graciela Bevacqua (the INDEC statistician overseeing inflation data), allegations of Planning Minister Julio de Vido
's involvement in a Skanska
bribery case, and the "suitcase scandal
." These controversies, however, did not ultimately overshadow positive consumer sentiment and a generally high presidential job approval.
The Front for Victory
, Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
, maintained a comfortable lead in polling during the campaign, and won the presidency without the need for a runoff round, with 45.3% of the valid votes; she won in every province or district except San Luis
(won by Alberto Rodríguez Saá
), Córdoba
(won by Lavagna), and the City of Buenos Aires (won by Carrió). Carrió, who obtained 23%, made history as the first runner-up to another woman in a national election in the Americas.
. Hermes Binner
was elected governor of Santa Fe
, defeating Peronist Rafael Bielsa
, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs
for Pres. Néstor Kirchner. Binner thus became the first Socialist
governor in Argentina's history and the first non-Justicialist elected governor of that province. Center-left Fabiana Ríos
(ARI
) became the first woman elected governor in Argentina, winning an upset in Tierra del Fuego Province
, while the moderately conservative Mauricio Macri
was elected Mayor of Buenos Aires (an office similar to governor) in June 2007.
Corrientes Province
and Santiago del Estero Province
did not have elections for governors in 2007, as they had already taken place in 2005.
and for 24 of the 72 members of the Argentine Senate
. Results were as follows:
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
held national presidential and legislative elections on October 28, 2007, and elections for provincial governors took place on staggered dates throughout the year. For the national elections, each of the 23 provinces
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
are considered electoral districts. Voter turnout was 76.2%.
Background
Elections for a successor to PresidentPresident of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
were held in October. Kirchner had declined to run for a second term.
In addition to the President, each district elected a number of members of the Lower House (the Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
) roughly proportional to their population, and eight districts elected members to the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
, where each district is entitled to three senators (two for the majority, one for the largest minority party). In most provinces, the national elections were conducted in parallel with local ones, whereby a number of municipalities elect legislative officials (concejales) and in some cases also a mayor (or the equivalent executive post). Each provincial election follows local regulations and some, such as Tucumán, hold municipal elections on other dates in the year.
According to the rules for elections in Argentina
Elections in Argentina
This articles gives information on voting, elections and election results in Argentina. For details about government institutions and political parties, see Politics of Argentina....
, to win the presidential election without needing a runoff round, a candidate needs either more than 45% of the valid votes, or more than 40% of the valid votes with a margin of 10 points from the runner-up. Following months of speculation, and despite high approval ratings, President Kirchner confirmed his decision to forfeit the 2007 race, and the ruling Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
(FpV), a center-left Peronist Party, nominated the First Lady, Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
, on July 19. Acknowledging the support of a growing number of UCR
UCR
UCR may refer to:* University of California, Riverside* Unified Cornish Revised, a variety of the Cornish language* Uniform Crime Reports* Under color removal* University of Costa Rica* Unión Cívica Radical, an Argentine political party...
figures ("K Radicals") to the populist agenda advanced by Kirchnerism
Kirchnerism
Kirchnerism is a term used to refer to the political philosophy and supporters of Néstor Kirchner, president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, and of his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President from 2007...
, the party nominated Mendoza Province
Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
Governor Julio Cobos
Julio Cobos
Julio César Cleto Cobos is an Argentine politician, currently serving as the Vice President of Argentina alongside President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. He started his political career as member of the Radical Civic Union , becoming Governor of Mendoza in 2003...
as her running mate.
The ideologically diverse field also included former Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna
Roberto Lavagna
Roberto Lavagna is an Argentine economist and politician, and was the former Minister of Economy and Production of Argentina from April 27, 2002, to November 28, 2005.-Career:...
(who broke with Kirchner in late 2005, obtained the endorsement of the UCR
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
, and ran slightly to the right of the FpV), Elisa Carrió
Elisa Carrió
Elisa María Avelina Carrió is an Argentine politician, founder of the party initially known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals , now Civic Coalition ARI ....
(a center-left Congresswoman close to the Catholic Church), and numerous conservatives and socialists; in all, fourteen candidates registered for the election. The UCR, for the first time since it first ran in a presidential campaign in 1892, joined a coalition (Lavagna's UNA) rather than nominate its own candidate.
The President, who had had maintained high approval ratings throughout his term on the heels of a strong recovery in the Argentine economy, was beset by controversies during 2007, including Commerce Secretary Guillermo Moreno
Guillermo Moreno (Argentine politician)
Guillermo Moreno is an Argentine politician. He currently serves as Secretary of Domestic Trade in President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration, and was appointed in that post by her husband and predecessor, Néstor Kirchner.-Biography:Moreno was an active member of the Peronist Youth...
's firing of Graciela Bevacqua (the INDEC statistician overseeing inflation data), allegations of Planning Minister Julio de Vido
Julio de Vido
Julio Miguel de Vido is an Argentine policy maker, currently the President's Minister of Planning and Public Works.-Biography:...
's involvement in a Skanska
Skanska
Skanska AB, is a multinational construction and development company based in Sweden, where it also is the largest construction company. The company's head office is in Solna, north of Stockholm.-History:...
bribery case, and the "suitcase scandal
Maletinazo
The maletinazo, valijagate, or "suitcase scandal" was a 2007 scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina, souring friendship between the countries. The word comes from maletín and the suffix -azo which implies intensity or magnitude...
." These controversies, however, did not ultimately overshadow positive consumer sentiment and a generally high presidential job approval.
The Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
, Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
, maintained a comfortable lead in polling during the campaign, and won the presidency without the need for a runoff round, with 45.3% of the valid votes; she won in every province or district except San Luis
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
(won by Alberto Rodríguez Saá
Alberto Rodríguez Saá
Alberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. In 2007 he was reelected as governor of San Luis Province, Argentina to serve what will be his second term lasting until 2011...
), Córdoba
Córdoba Province (Argentina)
Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
(won by Lavagna), and the City of Buenos Aires (won by Carrió). Carrió, who obtained 23%, made history as the first runner-up to another woman in a national election in the Americas.
Elected governors
The elections for governors took place in ten provinces in September, which were won in six provinces by Kirchner's Front for VictoryFront for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
. Hermes Binner
Hermes Binner
Hermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and...
was elected governor of Santa Fe
Governor of Santa Fe
The governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe is the highest executive officeholder of the province.According to the provincial constitution , the governor is elected by the simple majority of the popular vote, along with a vice governor, for a four-year term, and cannot be reelected...
, defeating Peronist Rafael Bielsa
Rafael Bielsa
Rafael Antonio Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician from Rosario, province of Santa Fe. He is the brother of former Argentina national football team coach Marcelo Bielsa; both are well-known Newell's Old Boys supporters...
, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Foreign relations of Argentina
This article deals with the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Argentina.At the political level, these matters are officially handled by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, also known as the Cancillería, which answers to the President...
for Pres. Néstor Kirchner. Binner thus became the first Socialist
Socialist Party (Argentina)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Argentina. The history of socialism in Argentina began in the 1890s, when a group of people, notably Juan B. Justo, expressed the need for a greater social focus....
governor in Argentina's history and the first non-Justicialist elected governor of that province. Center-left Fabiana Ríos
Fabiana Ríos
María Fabiana Ríos is an Argentine politician of the party ARI . She is the governor of the province of Tierra del Fuego since December 17, 2007. She is currently the only woman governor in Argentina.Ríos was elected governor on June 24, 2007...
(ARI
Support for an Egalitarian Republic
Civic Coalition ARI is a social liberal Argentine political party, founded in 2001 by Elisa Carrió. It is a member of the Civic Coalition with centrist and centre-left parties.- Creation and political representation :...
) became the first woman elected governor in Argentina, winning an upset in Tierra del Fuego Province
Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)
Tierra del Fuego is an Argentine province entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes:* The eastern part of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego archipelago and the Staten Island.* Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands and to...
, while the moderately conservative Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman turned politician, and Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Son of Francisco Macri, a businessman of Italian origin prominent in the industrial and construction sectors, he represented the City of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of...
was elected Mayor of Buenos Aires (an office similar to governor) in June 2007.
List of elected governors
Sources: Clarín, September 3, 2007. National Electoral Direction, Ministry of Interior.Corrientes Province
Corrientes Province
Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by : Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.-History:...
and Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
did not have elections for governors in 2007, as they had already taken place in 2005.
- Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
(Mayor), June 24, 2007 – Mauricio MacriMauricio MacriMauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman turned politician, and Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Son of Francisco Macri, a businessman of Italian origin prominent in the industrial and construction sectors, he represented the City of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of...
(PRORepublican ProposalRepublican Proposal is a right-wing political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to as PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005, but was transformed into a unitary party on 3 June 2010....
, 61.0% – ballotage) - Buenos Aires ProvinceBuenos Aires ProvinceThe Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, October 28, 2007 – Daniel Osvaldo Scioli (FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 48.1%) - CatamarcaCatamarca ProvinceCatamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province has a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km². Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are : Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja...
, March 11, 2007 – Eduardo Brizuela del MoralEduardo Brizuela del MoralEduardo S. Brizuela del Moral is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician. He has been governor of Catamarca Province since 2003, heading the Civic and Social Front of Catamarca....
(UCRRadical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
, 56.7%) - ChacoChaco ProvinceChaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes...
, September 16, 2007 – Jorge CapitanichJorge CapitanichJorge Milton Capitanich is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician from Chaco Province, currently the governor of that province...
(FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 46.8%) - ChubutChubut ProvinceChubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...
, September 16, 2007 – Mario Das NevesMario Das NevesMario Das Neves is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He is the governor of the Argentine province of Chubut.-Biography:Das Neves was born in Avellaneda to Portuguese parents, and grew up in Santa Fe...
(FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 71.4%) - CórdobaCórdoba Province (Argentina)Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
, June 2007 – Juan SchiarettiJuan SchiarettiJuan Schiaretti , known as 'El Gringo', is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician and accountant. He is the governor of the Province of Córdoba....
(FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 37,1%) (controversy: Civic and Social Front candidate Luis Juez, 36.0%, had accused Schiaretti of "electoral fraudElectoral fraudElectoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. Acts of fraud affect vote counts to bring about an election result, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates or both...
") - Entre RíosEntre Ríos ProvinceEntre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
, March 18, 2007 – Sergio UrribarriSergio UrribarriSergio Daniel Urribarri is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, current governor of Entre Ríos Province.Born in the small village of Arroyo Barú, Entre Ríos, Urribarri grew up and attended school in Colón before moving to General Campos, where at the age of 20 he became Director of the...
(FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 47.1%) - FormosaFormosa ProvinceFormosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco and Salta to its south and west, respectively...
, October 28, 2007 – Gildo Insfrán (PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 35.8%) - JujuyJujuy ProvinceJujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.-History:...
, October 28, 2007 – Walter BarrionuevoWalter BarrionuevoWalter Basilio Barrionuevo is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, current governor of Jujuy Province.Born in Frías, Santiago del Estero Province, Barrionuevo was a provincial deputy from 1995 until he was elected vice-governor of Jujuy as running mate to Eduardo Fellner in...
(FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 35.8%) - La PampaLa Pampa ProvinceLa Pampa is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Neuquén and Mendoza.-History:...
, October 28, 2007 – Oscar Mario Jorge (PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 47.3%) - La RiojaLa Rioja Province (Argentina)La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan.-History:...
, August 19, 2007 – Luis Beder HerreraLuis Beder HerreraLuis Beder Herrera is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He is current governor of La Rioja Province.Born in Campanas, La Rioja, Herrera graduated as a lawyer in 1976 from the National University of the Littoral...
(Frente Riojano – PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 41.1%) - MendozaMendoza ProvinceThe Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
, October 28, 2007 – Celso JaqueCelso JaqueCelso Alejandro Jaque is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, current governor of Mendoza Province and a former senator.Born in Malargüe, Mendoza, Jaque graduated as an accountant at the National University of Cuyo...
(PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 37.9%) - MisionesMisiones ProvinceMisiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamiсa region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest.- History :The province was...
, October 28, 2007 – Maurice ClossMaurice ClossMaurice Fabián 'Mauri' Closs is an Argentine politician, formerly of the Radical Civic Union but now leading the Front for the Renewal of Concord, allied to the Front for Victory in support of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner...
(Front for the Renewal of Concord, PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 38.4%) - NeuquénNeuquén ProvinceNeuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west...
, June 3, 2007 – Jorge SapagJorge SapagJorge Augusto Sapag is a politician and lawyer, a member of the Neuquino People's Movement and governor of Neuquén Province since 2007....
(MPN, 46.7%) - Río NegroRío Negro ProvinceRío Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
, March 20, 2007 – Miguel SaizMiguel SaizMiguel Saiz is an Argentine politician latterly of the Radical Civic Union , currently serving as governor of Río Negro Province.Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saiz studied at the National University of Córdoba and became a lawyer...
(UCRRadical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
, re-elected, 46.3%) - SaltaSalta ProvinceSalta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy...
, October 28, 2007 – Juan Manuel UrtubeyJuan Manuel UrtubeyJuan Manuel Urtubey is an Argentine politician, formerly a senior figure in the ruling Front for Victory faction of the Justicialist Party in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and now Governor of Salta Province....
(FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
, Salta Renewal PartySalta Renewal PartyThe Salta Renewal Party is a provincial political party in Salta Province, Argentina.The party is a federalist party, believing in strong and renewed provinces with power decentralised from Buenos Aires. It is a member of the national Recrear electoral alliance led by Ricardo López Murphy.The...
, 45.5%) - San JuanSan Juan Province (Argentina)San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
, August 12, 2007 – José Luis GiojaJosé Luis GiojaJosé Luis Gioja is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, current governor of San Juan Province and former President of the Argentine Senate....
(FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 61.2%) - San LuisSan Luis ProvinceSan Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
, August 19, 2007 – Alberto Rodríguez SaáAlberto Rodríguez SaáAlberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. In 2007 he was reelected as governor of San Luis Province, Argentina to serve what will be his second term lasting until 2011...
(PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 82.8%) - Santa CruzSanta Cruz Province (Argentina)Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut province to the north, and Chile to the west and south. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean...
, October 28, 2007 – Daniel Roman Peralta (FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, 58.2%) - Santa FeSanta Fe ProvinceThe Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, September 2, 2007 – Hermes BinnerHermes BinnerHermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and...
(Progressive, Civic and Social FrontProgressive, Civic and Social FrontThe Progressive, Civic and Social Front is a provincial centre-left coalition in Argentina, based in Santa Fe Province. It is made up of the Socialist Party, the Support for an Egalitarian Republic , a faction of the Radical Civic Union, the Democratic Progressive Party , local factions of the...
– PSSocialist Party (Argentina)The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Argentina. The history of socialism in Argentina began in the 1890s, when a group of people, notably Juan B. Justo, expressed the need for a greater social focus....
, 48.6%) - Tierra del Fuego, June 24, 2007 – Fabiana RíosFabiana RíosMaría Fabiana Ríos is an Argentine politician of the party ARI . She is the governor of the province of Tierra del Fuego since December 17, 2007. She is currently the only woman governor in Argentina.Ríos was elected governor on June 24, 2007...
(Support for an Egalitarian RepublicSupport for an Egalitarian RepublicCivic Coalition ARI is a social liberal Argentine political party, founded in 2001 by Elisa Carrió. It is a member of the Civic Coalition with centrist and centre-left parties.- Creation and political representation :...
(ARI), 52.0% – runoff) - TucumánTucumán ProvinceTucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and...
, August 26, 2007 – José AlperovichJosé AlperovichJosé Jorge Alperovich is an Argentine politician, currently the governor of Tucumán Province.Alperovich was born in Banda del Río Salí to Israeli parents, in 1955. He enrolled at the University of Tucumán, and graduated as an accountant...
(FPVFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
– PJJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
82.6%)
Presidential candidates
A total of 14 candidates were on the presidential ballot, although only 3 or 4 garnered statistically significant amounts of support in polls. The candidates were as follows:- Cristina Fernández de KirchnerCristina Fernández de KirchnerCristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
: A leftist peronist, wife of current president Néstor KirchnerNéstor KirchnerNéstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
and his chosen successor, since he declined to run for reelection. She won the presidency in the first round with about 45% of the vote. - Elisa CarrióElisa CarrióElisa María Avelina Carrió is an Argentine politician, founder of the party initially known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals , now Civic Coalition ARI ....
: A former Radical Civic UnionRadical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
lawmaker who left the party after President Fernando de la RúaFernando de la RúaFernando de la Rúa is an Argentine politician. He was president of the country from December 10, 1999 to December 21, 2001 for the Alliance for Work, Justice and Education ....
abandoned his left-wing allies. She participated in the 2003 election and reached fifth place. Close to the influential Catholic Church, she ran a center-left platform with running mate Rubén Héctor Giustiniani and came in second with about 23% of the vote. - Roberto LavagnaRoberto LavagnaRoberto Lavagna is an Argentine economist and politician, and was the former Minister of Economy and Production of Argentina from April 27, 2002, to November 28, 2005.-Career:...
: Former Minister of Economy under Néstor KirchnerNéstor KirchnerNéstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
, who broke ranks with the president in late 2005. He received support from moderate Peronists and was endorsed by the centrist Radical Civic UnionRadical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
, in lieu of putting forth a candidate themselves. He ran on a platform described as "center-progressive" and came in third, with 17% of the vote. His running mate was Gerardo Rubén Morales. - Alberto Rodríguez SaáAlberto Rodríguez SaáAlberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. In 2007 he was reelected as governor of San Luis Province, Argentina to serve what will be his second term lasting until 2011...
: Current governor of San Luis ProvinceSan Luis ProvinceSan Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
. He represented conservative Peronists opposed to Néstor KirchnerNéstor KirchnerNéstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
. His running mate was Héctor María Maya. - Fernando SolanasFernando SolanasFernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician....
: The renowned film maker represented the Authentic Socialist Party. Running mate: Ángel Francisco Cadelli. - Jorge Omar Sobisch: Governor of Neuquén ProvinceNeuquén ProvinceNeuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west...
. Representing various conservative regional parties. Running mate: Jorge AsísJorge Asísthumb|Jorge Asís in 1976, source:"Gente y la actualidad" magazine . October/Dicember 1983. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJorge Asís is an Argentine writer and politician born 3 March 1946 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province....
. - Ricardo López MurphyRicardo López MurphyRicardo Hipólito López Murphy is an Argentine economist and politician.-Career:López Murphy was born in Adrogué, Buenos Aires Province. He attended the National University of La Plata, where he was awarded the title of "Licenciado en Economía" in 1975...
: Representing the center-right Recreate for GrowthRecreate for GrowthRecreate for Growth was a conservative liberal political party in Argentina, that existed from 2002 to 2009.The party was formed in March 2002, mostly by market-oriented members of the Radical Civic Union, headed by Ricardo López Murphy....
party, in alliance with the Republican ProposalRepublican ProposalRepublican Proposal is a right-wing political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to as PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005, but was transformed into a unitary party on 3 June 2010....
party of newly-elected Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
mayor Mauricio MacriMauricio MacriMauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman turned politician, and Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Son of Francisco Macri, a businessman of Italian origin prominent in the industrial and construction sectors, he represented the City of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of...
. He previously ran in the 2003 election, reaching third place. Running mate: Esteban BullrichEsteban BullrichEsteban José Bullrich is an Argentine politician. As of 2007, at 38 years of age, he is one of the youngest members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.Bullrich was born and raised in the city of Buenos Aires...
. - Vilma RipollVilma RipollVilma Ripoll is an Argentine nurse and politician.-Life and times:Vilma Ana Ripoll was born in Firmat, Santa Fe Province, in 1954. She enrolled at the National University of Rosario School of Medicine, and earned a degree in nursing in 1975; while a student, in 1973, Ripoll co-founded the Centro...
: Running mate: Héctor BidondeHéctor BidondeHéctor Pastor Bidonde is a noted Argentine theatre, film and television actor.Bidonde was born in La Plata, in 1937. He was a shift worker in a tool & dye factory when, in 1954, he was offered a part in Carlos P. Cabral's play Amarretes...
, both respected, longtime Socialists. - Néstor PitrolaNéstor PitrolaNéstor Antonio Pitrola is an Argentine trade unionist and leading member of the Workers' Party of Argentina.Pitrola was his party's candidate for President of Argentina in October 2007. He and his running mate Gabriela Arroyo gained 113,004 votes, amounting to 0.62% of the vote in ninth place.He...
: Representing the Trotskyist Workers' PartyWorkers' Party (Argentina)The Workers' Party is an Argentine Trotskyist political party. It is the largest national section of the Co-ordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International....
. Running mate: Gabriela Adriana Arroyo. - José Alberto MontesJosé Alberto MontesJosé Alberto Montes is a member of the Socialist Workers Party .He was their candidate for president in 2007, and was the no. 1 candidate of the Workers Left Front for the Buenos Aires provincial legislature in October 2011.- External links :...
: A Trotskyite who opposed privatization under Carlos MenemCarlos MenemCarlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
. His running mate was Héctor Antonio Heberling. - Luis Alberto Ammann: Representing the Humanist PartyHumanist Party (Argentina)The Humanist Party is a progressive political party in Argentina and is a member of the Humanist International. Its "five basic points" are :# The human being as a value and central focus# Nonviolence as method of action...
-led Broad Front Towards Latin American Unity Alliance. Running mate: Rogelio Deleonardi. - Raúl CastellsRaúl CastellsRaúl Castells is a controversial Argentine political activist. He is the leader of an organization called "Independent Movement for the Retired and Unemployed" , a piquetero group.Castells moved in 1984 to Santa Fe, where he would spend the next twenty years...
: A piqueteroPiqueteroA piquetero is a member of a political faction whose primary modus operandi is based in the piquete. The piquete is an action by which a group of people blocks a road or street with the purpose of demonstrating and calling attention over a particular issue or demand...
(poverty activist) who participated in various incidents. His running mate was his wife, Nina Pelozo. - Gustavo Luis Breide Obeid: A right-wing nationalist who participated in a failed coup against Carlos MenemCarlos MenemCarlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
in 1990. Running mate: Héctor Raúl Vergara. - Juan Ricardo Mussa: Perennial candidate and self-styled "traditional" Peronist. Running mate: Bernardo Nespral.
Legislative election results
Elections were also held for 130 of the 257 members of the Argentine Chamber of DeputiesArgentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
and for 24 of the 72 members of the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
. Results were as follows:
Chamber of Deputies
- Front for VictoryFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
: 78 MPs (+13), total 153 MPs - Civic Coalition Confederation: 19 MPs (+13), total 27 MPs
- Radical Civic UnionRadical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
: 14 MPs (−7), total 30 MPs - Republican ProposalRepublican ProposalRepublican Proposal is a right-wing political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to as PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005, but was transformed into a unitary party on 3 June 2010....
: 2 MPs (−11), total 13 MPs - anti-KirchneristKirchnerismKirchnerism is a term used to refer to the political philosophy and supporters of Néstor Kirchner, president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, and of his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President from 2007...
PeronistPeronismPeronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
parties: 2 MPs (−15), total 9 MPs - others: 15 MPs (+7), total 25 MPs
Senate
- Front for VictoryFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
: +3 senators, total 44 senators - Civic Coalition Confederation: +4 senators, total 5 senators
- Radical Civic UnionRadical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
: –5 senators, total 10 senators - anti-KirchneristKirchnerismKirchnerism is a term used to refer to the political philosophy and supporters of Néstor Kirchner, president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, and of his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President from 2007...
PeronistPeronismPeronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
parties: ±0 senators, total 4 senators - provincial parties: ±0 senators, total 9 senators