Republican Proposal is a right-wing political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to by its abbreviation,PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005,but was transformed into a national party in 2010. It is the major component of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition,and its leader is former Argentine president Mauricio Macri.
Sergio Tomás Massa is an Argentine politician who served as Minister of Economy from 2022 to 2023. From 2019 to 2022,he was the National Deputy for the centre-left coalition Frente de Todos,elected in Buenos Aires Province,and the President of the Chamber of Deputies.
Foreign relations between Argentina and the Holy See,have existed for over a century. The current pope,Pope Francis,was the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Marta Gabriela Michetti Illia is an Argentine politician and was Vice President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019 during Mauricio Macri's administration. She is the second woman to serve as vice president,after Isabel Perón.
Patricia Bullrich is an Argentine professor and politician who is serving as Minister of Security since 2023 under president Javier Milei,having previously held the office under president Mauricio Macri from 2015 to 2019. She is the chairwoman of Republican Proposal.
María Eugenia Vidal is an Argentine politician who served as Governor of the Buenos Aires Province,being the first woman in the office,and the first non-Peronist since 1987. A member of Republican Proposal (PRO),she previously served as Social Development minister of the City of Buenos Aires,and in 2011 she was elected deputy mayor of the city under Mauricio Macri. Since 2021,she has been a National Deputy for the Juntos por el Cambio coalition.
Juntos por el Cambio is a political coalition in Argentina. A big tent coalition,it was created in 2015 as Cambiemos,and renamed in 2019. It is composed of Republican Proposal,Radical Civic Union,Civic Coalition ARI and United Republicans.
Javier Gerardo Milei is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as the President of Argentina since December 2023. Milei has taught university courses and written on various aspects of economics and politics,and also hosted radio programs on the subject. Milei's views distinguish him in the Argentine political landscape and have garnered significant public attention and polarizing reactions.
Gabriela Carla Cerruti is an Argentine journalist,writer,and politician. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing Buenos Aires from 2017 to 2021,as part of the Front for Victory bloc,and later as part of the Frente de Todos bloc. She served as the official spokesperson for Alberto Fernández,President of Argentina.
Matías Daniel Lammens Nuñez is an Argentine businessman and politician,who served as the country's Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2019 to 2023,in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández. Since 2023,he has been a member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature.
The General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Argentine Nation is a secretariat of state of the Argentine National Executive counting with ministerial level,tasked with assisting the President of Argentina in the making of public policy,drafting messages and public speeches,maintaining the presidential protocol and overseeing the relationship between the President and society at large.
Avanza Libertad,originally founded in 2019 as Frente Despertar,was an Argentine right-wing political coalition. Renamed in 2020,Avanza Libertad had legal status in the Buenos Aires Province. Ideologically,it is libertarian conservative,supportive of economic liberalism,ultraconservatism,and critical of both Kirchnerism and Juntos por el Cambio. Led by JoséLuis Espert,is a far-right coalition,with its being compared to Spain's Vox.
Carlos Gustavo Maslatón is an Argentine lawyer,financial analyst,trader,bitcoin advocate,influencer,and former politician. Originally active in student politics,he was elected to the Buenos Aires City Council in 1987 as part of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCEDE).
General elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2023 to elect the president,vice president,members of the National Congress,and the governors of most provinces. As no presidential candidate won a majority in the first round,a runoff was held on 19 November,in which Javier Milei defeated Sergio Massa to become President of Argentina. Incumbent president Alberto Fernández and incumbent vice president and former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner,despite both being eligible for a second,consecutive term,did not seek re-election.
On 1 September 2022,a man attempted to assassinate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner,Vice President of Argentina. The assailant approached Fernández de Kirchner as she met with supporters outside of her official residence in Recoleta,Buenos Aires,and attempted to shoot her in the head with a semi-automatic pistol. The pistol failed to fire,and the suspect was immediately arrested on scene.
This article contains polls on voters' intentions regarding the 2023 Argentine general election,which will elect the country's president and vice president for the 2023–2027 period.
The presidency of Javier Milei began on 10 December 2023,when Javier Milei was sworn into office to a four-year term as the president of Argentina. Milei took office alongside vice president Victoria Villarruel following the La Libertad Avanza victory in the 2023 Argentine general election,with 55.65% of the vote in the second round against former economy minister Sergio Massa's 44.35%. Milei was elected with the highest total vote ever in Argentina and the highest percentage since 1973,amid the still ongoing 2018 Argentine monetary crisis.
The inauguration of Javier Milei as president of Argentina took place on Sunday,10 December 2023,in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in Buenos Aires. The inauguration marked the commencement of the four-year term of Milei as president and Victoria Villarruel as vice president. The inauguration marked the formal culmination of Milei's presidential transition that began after he won the 2023 Argentine presidential election held on 19 November 2023. Over twenty national leaders and representatives attended the ceremony.
Jorge Macri is an Argentine politician who is the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires since 2023,and previously served as Minister of Government of Buenos Aires from 2021 to 2023. He is the cousin of former president Maurcio Macri.
Rodolfo Carlos Barra is an Argentine far-right lawyer and politician,who served as a minister of the Supreme Court of Argentina between 1990 and 1993,and as Minister of Justice between 1994 and 1996,until his resignation for his links to groups related to Nazism,including the Tacuara Nationalist Movement. On 1 December 2023,president-elect Javier Milei announced that Barra had been selected as the Solicitor General.
