*A run-off election between Daniel Scioli and Mauricio Macri will be held on 22 November 2015. 

At stake in this election:       

• The office of President of Argentina

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER *
• Head of Government: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER
• Assembly: Argentina has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso de la nación) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 72 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) with 257 seats.

*The electoral system is two-round. To avoid a runoff, the winner must win 45 percent of valid votes. Alternatively, they must win 40 percent of valid votes and at least 10 points more than the next-placed candidate.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by qualified majority to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Senate (Senado) 72 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) 257 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.**

*One-third of the Senate is renewable every two years. Senators are elected from 24 multi-member districts, with 3 Senators. 2 Senate seats per district are granted to the party receiving the highest number of votes, while the other seat is given to the first minority party.

**One-half of the Chamber of Deputies is renewable every two years. Party lists are closed. There are 24 multi-member districts. The threshold is 3 percent.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Candidate: Daniel SCIOLI
  • Party: Front for Victory (FPV) / Frente para la Victoria
• Candidate: Mauricio MACRI
  • Party: Let’s Change / Cambiemos
• Candidate: Sergio MASSA
  • Party: United for a New Alternative (UNA) / Unidos por una Nueva Alternativa
• Candidate: Margarita STOLBIZER
  • Party: Progressives / Progresistas
• Candidate: Nicolás del CAÑO
  • Party: Worker’s Left Front (FIT) / Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores
• Candidate: Adolfo Rodríguez SAÁ
  • Party: Federal Commitment / Compromiso Federal

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 43,024,374 (2014 est.)[1]
• Registered voters: 30,635,464 (2013)[2]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 21,813,896 (2014 est.)[3]
• Is Argentina a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)[4]
• Has Argentina ratified CEDAW: Yes (15 July 1985)[5]
• Gender Quota: Yes[6]
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators: 94 (37%) of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)[7]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 49[8]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low[9]

Disability Data:

• Is Argentina a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)[10]
• Has Argentina ratified CRPD: Yes (2 September 2008)[11]
• Population with a disability: 6,453,656[12]

[1] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html

[2] http://www.idea.int/vt/countryview.cfm?id=12

[3] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html

[4] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en

[5] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en

[6] http://www.quotaproject.org/uid/countryview.cfm?country=12

[7] http://www.quotaproject.org/uid/countryview.cfm?country=12

[8] http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-1-human-development-index-and-its-components

[9] http://genderindex.org/country/argentina

[10] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=iv-15&chapter=4&lang=en

[11] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=iv-15&chapter=4&lang=en

[12] http://www.electionaccess.org/en/resources/countries/ar/all/