At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Argentina

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Eduardo Alberto DUHALDE *
• Head of Government: President Eduardo Alberto DUHALDE
• Assembly: Argentina has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consisting of the Senate (Senado de la Nación) with 72 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) with 257 seats.

* The president is both the chief of state and head of government.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Senate (Senado de la Nación) 72 members are elected by direct vote to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) 257 members are elected by direct vote to serve 4-year terms.**

* One-third of the members are elected every two years.

** One-half of the members are elected every two years.

Main Candidates in the of the Presidential race:

• Jorge ALTAMIRA
  • Party: Labour Party
• Juan Carlos ARCAGNI
  • Party: Time for Change
• Aldredo BRAVO
  • Party: Socialist Party
• Elisa CARRIO
  • Party: Affirmation for a Republic of Equals
• Manuel HERRERA
  • Party: Christian Democratic Party
• Nestor KIRCHNER
  • Party: Front for Victory
• Ricardo LOPEZ Murphy
  • Party: Federal Movement to Recreate Growth
• Mario MAZITELLI
  • Party: Authentic Socialist Party
• Carlos Saul MENEM
  • Party: Front for Loyalty
• Leopoldo MOREAU
  • Party: Radical Civic Union
• Juan Ricardo MUSSA
  • Party: Union of the Dominated
• Gustavo BREIDE Obeid
  • Party: Popular Party for Reconstruction
• Adolfo RODRIGUEZ Saa
  • Party: National and Popular Movement
• Guillermo SULINGS
  • Party: Humanist Party
• Ricardo TERAN
  • Party: Movement for Dignity and Independence
• Enrique VENTURINO
  • Party: Movement for Dignity and Independence 
• Patricia WALSH
  • Party: United Left
• Carlos ZAFFORE
  • party: Movement for Integration and Development

Last Presidential election:

• Last elections were held on October 24, 1999 with former President Fernando DE LA RUA winning 48.5% of the national vote over Eduardo DUHALDE who had 38.09% of the votes. However, DE LA RUA resigned on December 2001 and the National Congress selected DUHALDE as the new president.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 37,812,817 (July 2002 est. )
• Registered Voters: 25,479,486 ( 2003 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 19,139,695 (2001)

·         Is Argentina a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Argentina ratified CEDAW: Yes (15 July 1985)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 79 (Chamber of Deputies); 24 (Senate)

·         Human Development Index Position: 40 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Argentina a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Argentina ratified CRPD: Yes (2 September 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 5,543,277 (est.)