At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Argentina

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Nestor KIRCHNER *
• Head of Government: President Nestor KIRCHNER
• Assembly: Argentina has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consisting of the Senate (Senado de la Nación) with 72 seats and the Chamber of Representatives (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 Representatives (Cámara de Diputados) 257 members are elected by direct vote to serve 4-year terms.**

* One-third of the Senate is renewable every two years.

** One-half of the Chamber of Deputies is renewable every two years.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Cristina Fernandez de KIRCHNER
  • Party: Front for Victory (FV) / Frente para la Victoria
• Elisa Maria Avelina CARRIO
  • Party: Confederacion Coalicion Civica
• Roberto LAVAGNA
  • Party: Alianza Concertacion Una
• Alberto Jose Rodriguez SAA
  • Party: Union and Liberty Party / Alianza Frente Justicia Union y Libertad
• Ricardo Hipolito Lopez MURPHY
  • Party: Federal Alliance Movement to Recreate Growth / Recrear para el Crecimiento
• Luis AMMANN
  • Party: Alianza Frente Amplio Hacia la Unidad LatinoAmerica
• Gustavo Breide OBEID
  • Party: Popular Reconstruction Party / Partido Popular de la Reconstruccion
• Jose MONTES
  • Party: Socialist Left / Alianza Frente Mas Izguierda Socialista
• Nestor PITROLA
  • Party: Worker's Party / Partido Obrero
• Vilma RIPOLL
  • Party: Socialist Workers' Movement / Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores
• Jorge Omar SOBISCH
  • Party: Union Popular/Movimiento po la Dignidad y la Independencia/El Movimiento de las Provincias Unidas/Mo
• Fernando "Pino" SOLANAS
  • Party: Authentic Socialist Party / Partido Socialista Autentico
• Raul Anibal CASTELLS
  • Party: Movimiento Independiente de Jubilados y Desocupados

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)
• Registered Voters: 27,090,236 (October 2007 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 20,418,920 (2007)

·         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: 52 (Chamber of Deputies) ;10 (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: 6,045,289 (est.)