Argentina's government on Monday made official announcement of elections to elect the country's president next October 23, with a possible second back to Nov. 20 and the call to primary open simultaneous binding on August 14 this year. The electoral calendar was established by a decree signed by the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez, said the official news agency of Argentina, Telam.
This decree states that "this year end the mandates of the President's Office, the Vice President's Office, half of the members of the Chamber of Deputies and Senators from the provinces of Buenos Aires (capital) , Formosa (north), Jujuy, La Rioja (both to the northwest), Misiones (northeast), San Juan, Santa Cruz (south) and San Luis (west). "
In the first article of the presidential decree calls for the upcoming August 14 primary that will determine who the candidate that can finally compete in the general election to elect the next head of state, vice president, senators and deputies.
Meanwhile, the second is formally called the Oct. 23 national and in the third article of the resolution establishes November 20 as the date for a possible ballot.
Moreover, the National Electoral Council (CNE) reiterated on Monday that up to May 21 can return to check the provisional electoral rolls, and if necessary to make the corresponding claim. The National Chamber Electoral stressed that the consultations are "vitally important" for those first-time voters and voters who have made a move for the past year.
Until last Friday, two million registered CNE 677 000 325 queries on the internet and SMS 44 000 820 for a total of 28 million 685 thousand 833 citizens eligible to vote. On Monday, also published in the Official Gazette the decree which set up the Electoral Command, which will be responsible for organizing and maintaining security at the polls.
Electoral Command The designation will be in charge of the Ministry of Defence
For this presidential election to be held next October 23, President Cristina Fernandez is emerging as a favorite in the polls, but has not yet announced whether it will be a candidate for reelection.
Polls of likely voters, Fernandez is followed by former Argentine President Eduardo Duhalde and the deputy Ricardo Alfonsin, of the opposition Radical Civic Union (UCR), son of late former President Raul Alfonsin.
The opposition parties while negotiating alliances and the appointment of its candidate by consensus, with the aim of positioning in time to its candidates before the primary next August, which will take place just two months before general elections .
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