Argentina
ArgentinaReliving the presentation of our DL Argentina through the eyes of Ben, our intern from the USA
5 July, 2024
By Benjamin Patron It was surreal; within my third day of interning at Directorio Legislativo, I was to attend the presentation of the “Directorio Legislativo de Argentina” for the 2024-2025 period at the National Congress building. I could ⇢
A new edition of the Legislative Directory of Argentina is coming up
2 May, 2024
In December 2023 the seats in the Argentine Congress will be renewed and, as is always the case when there are legislative elections, DL is working on a new edition of the Legislative Directory. This publication, which was first published in ⇢
Javier Milei elected president of Argentina
24 November, 2023
On Sunday, Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) was elected president of Argentina with 55.5% of the vote, 11 points ahead of the Peronist Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, who obtained 44.3%. The president-elect ⇢
Upcoming Congress not to have parliamentary majorities, making inter-party consensus crucial
15 November, 2021
On November 14, Argentines voted to renew their Congress for the next two years (2021-2023). In both chambers of the Legislative branch, Frente de Todos (ruling party) remains the largest parliamentary group but now lacks the seats to push forward ⇢
Argentina to vote for new-look Congress
12 November, 2021
On November 14, Argentines will elect 127 deputies and 24 senators in 8 provinces throughout the country (Catamarca, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, La Pampa, Mendoza, Santa Fe and Tucumán). The candidates to compete in the elections were ⇢
Anti-corruption commissions in the Northern Triangle: failures and emerging civil society alternatives
8 July, 2021
On June 4, the International Commission against Impunity in El Salvador (CICIES in Spanish) ceased working after a series of accusations and counter accusations with the government of President Nayib Bukele. It follows an established trend in the ⇢