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Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday, 14 October 2001. The opposition Justicialist Party took control of both houses of the National Congress, severely limiting the power of the administration of the UCR-FrePaSo party alliance led by President Fernando de la Rúa. ^[1] 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), was sworn in as President of Argentina on May 25, 2003. ... The National Congress ( Spanish: Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. ... The Argentine Senate is the upper house of parliament in Argentina. ... The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentinas parliament. ... This article lists political parties in Argentina. ... The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party from Argentina. ... The Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, or UCR) is the foremost opposition party in Argentina. ... This articles gives information on voting, elections and election results in Argentina. ... Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday, 23 October 2005. ... Argentina will hold national presidential and legislative elections on 28 October 2007 to elect a president and for the Argentine Congress. ... The Supreme Court of Argentina (in Spanish, Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación) is the highest court of law of the Argentine Republic. ... Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). ... This article deals with the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Argentina. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party from Argentina. ... The National Congress ( Spanish: Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. ... The Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, or UCR) is the foremost opposition party in Argentina. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Argentine political parties ... 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. ... Fernando de la Rúa Bruno (born September 15, 1937) is an Argentine politician. ...

The elections were seen as a rebuke for De la Rúa due to his handling of the economic crisis, which had led to several years of continued recession. Despite the compulsory nature of the elections, a larger than usual percentage of citizens did not turn out to vote, and many resorted to protest vote, with numerous blank ballots as well as spoiled or defaced ballots (the so-called voto bronca, "anger vote"). ^[2] De la Rúa's term was eventually cut short by his resignation after the December 2001 riots. The Argentine economic crisis was part of the situation that affected Argentinas economy during the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... A recession is usually defined in macroeconomics as a fall of a countrys real Gross Domestic Product in two or more successive quarters of a year. ... A Protest vote is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate the casters unhappiness with the choice of candidates or the current political system. ... The December 2001 riots were a period of civil unrest and rioting in Argentina that took place during December of 2001, with the worst incidents taking place on December 20 and December 21, 2001, in Argentinas capital Buenos Aires. ...

External links

• Election results and maps - Atlas Electoral de Andy Tow
• National Electoral Direction - Ministry of Interior of Argentina.

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