Carlos Eduardo Rovira (born 1956-02-18) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, current governor of Misiones Province at the head of the Front for Renewal. Federico Ramón Puerta (born 1951) is an Argentine politician of the Peronist persuasion. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Posadas is the capital of the Misiones Province in the northeastern Argentina, yet on the southwest end of the province, some 1300 kilometers from Buenos Aires. ... The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ...

Rovira was born in Posadas and studied chemical engineering at the National University of Misiones, later gaining a postgraduate qualification at the University of Buenos Aires. After a period in academic research, he became an environmental consultant, focusing especially on water quality. In 1992 he joined the provincial government heading the transport department until 1995. Posadas is the capital of the Misiones Province in the northeastern Argentina, yet on the southwest end of the province, some 1300 kilometers from Buenos Aires. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... The Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) is the largest university in Argentina, founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In 1995, Rovira was elected Mayor of Posadas. In 1999 he was elected for a first term as Governor of Misiones. Ahead of the 2003 elections he formed the Front for Renewal, bringing together Peronists and dissident Radicals to support his bid for re-election. He was re-elected in 2003. The Front for Renewal supports the national Front for Victory faction of President Néstor Kirchner. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Argentina held a presidential election on Sunday, April 27, 2003. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, or UCR) is the foremost opposition party in Argentina. ... The Front for Victory (Spanish: Frente para la Victoria) is a peronist political front in Argentina. ... Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ...  , full name Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoic (born 25 February 1950), is the President of Argentina, sworn in on May 25, 2003. ...

Rovira attempted to alter the constitution of Misiones to allow his continued re-election ahead of the 2007 elections. The formation of a constitutional assembly was voted on 29 October 2006. The Rovira administration inaugurated an unusual number of public works in the month prior to the election, and engaged in coarse proselytism, including the distribution of welfare food baskets with voting ballots inside. The opposition also denounced that thousands of Paraguayan citizens were being paid to cross the border and vote for Rovira, employing forged Argentine national IDs. [1] [2] Rovira's party lost the election to the United Front for Dignity, a broad opposition coalition led by Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Iguazú Joaquín Piña, by a 13% difference that surprised analysts. [3] Argentina will hold national presidential and legislative elections on 27 October 2007 to elect a President of Argentina and for the Argentine Congress. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

• (Spanish) Official website
• (Spanish) Misiones Province