Argentine general election, 1999
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Argentina held presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, 24 October 1999. The winning candidate for the presidency was Fernando de la Rúa, of the Alliance for Work, Justice and Education, with Carlos Chacho Álvarez as vice-president.
Each of the electoral districts of the country (23 provinces plus the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires) also elected candidates for the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, mostly in parallel with the presidential elections; four districts (Neuquén, San Luis, La Rioja and Misiones) had separate legislative elections prior to that (in August and September).
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[edit] Presidential election
The Alliance, formed by the Radical Civic Union (UCR) and the Front for a Country in Solidarity (FrePaSo), carried Fernando de la Rúa and Carlos Álvarez as presidential candidates. They beat Eduardo Duhalde and Ramón Ortega, of the Justicialist Party, for about 10% of the popular vote. They were followed far behind by the former Menem administration members Domingo Cavallo and Armando Caro Figueroa. Since the Alliance obtained 48% of the total vote, it won on the first round, without forcing a runoff election. The Alliance was ahead in the presidential election in 20 districts out of 24.
[edit] Results
| Candidates | Nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando De la Rúa - Carlos Álvarez | Alliance for Work, Justice and Education ("Alianza por el Trabajo, la Justicia y la Educación") | 9,167,404 | 48.37 |
| Eduardo Duhalde - Ramón Ortega | Justicialist Party ("Partido Justicialista") | 7,254,417 | 38.27 |
| Domingo Cavallo - José Armando Caro Figueroa | Action for the Republic ("Acción por la República") | 1,937,565 | 10.22 |
| Patricia Walsh - Rogelio de Leonardi | United Left ("Izquierda Unida") | 151,276 | 0.80 |
| Lía Mendez - Jorge Pompei | Humanist Party ("Partido Humanista") | 131,811 | 0.70 |
| Jorge Altamira - Pablo Rieznik | Worker's Party ("Partido Obrero") | 113,916 | 0.60 |
| Jorge Moccia - Gabriel Reyna | Resistance Front ("Frente de la Resistencia") | 57,134 | 0.30 |
| Juan Ricardo Mussa - Irene Herrera | Social-Christian Alliance ("Alianza Social Cristiana") | 53.145 | 0.28 |
| José Montes - Oscar Hernández | Socialist Workers' Party ("Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas") | 43.911 | 0.23 |
| Domingo Quarracino - Amelia Rearte | Authentic Socialist Party ("Partido Socialista Auténtico") | 43.147 | 0.23 |
| Total positive votes | 18,953,456 | ||
| Source: Ministerio del Interior | |||
[edit] Legislative elections
The 1999 legislative elections renewed about half of the Chamber of Deputies (130 seats). The Alliance for Work, Justice and Education obtained 63 seats; the Justicialist Party got 51, and Domingo Cavallo's Action for the Republic got 7. Despite the triumph, the Alliance was left with 124 deputies, 5 less than quorum, while the Justicialist Party had 99, which would later make it difficult for De la Rúa's administration to pass important laws.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Andy Tow's Election Atlas: Presidential, Legislative and Gubernatorial elections in Argentina since 1983.
- Inter-Parliamentary Union. Argentina - ELECTIONS HELD IN 1999.
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