Government

Argentina: Government

For administrative purposes Argentina comprises 23 provinces together with the Federal District of Buenos Aires. The provinces are generally subdivided into departments and municipalities.

Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Congress (Congreso): the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 257 members, elected by universal adult suffrage for a term of four years (with approximately one-half of the seats renewable every two years); the Senate (Senado) has 72 members, with three members drawn from each of the 23 provinces and the Federal District of Buenos Aires. Senators are elected for a six-year term (with one-third of the seats renewable every two years). In 2001, however, the entire Senate was renewed. The President is directly elected for a four-year term, renewable once. Each province has its own elected Governor and legislature, concerned with all matters not delegated to the federal Government.

Citation: Government (Argentina), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. Retrieved 09 January 2009 from http://www.europaworld.com/pub/entry/ar.is.52