Tag: Open, Simultanous and Compulsary Primary elections (PASO)

• Monday, August 10th 2015 - 07:28 UTC

  Argentine primaries added more expectations to October 25 first round vote

  

  The Cristina Fernandez administration candidate Daniel Scioli, as anticipated, was the presidential hopeful with most votes in Argentina Sunday's open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries, (PASO), in which the different parties chose those who will lead them into the 25 October election to elect the head of the Executive, half the Lower House and a third of the Senate.

• Saturday, August 8th 2015 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentine mandatory primaries on Sunday: 32 million entitled to vote

  

  Electoral silence has started ahead of the PASO primary elections (Open Simultaneous, Mandatory Primaries) that will take place on Sunday when Argentines will cast their ballots to choose their candidates to compete in October’s general run, including the successor of president Cristina Fernandez.

• Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 08:59 UTC

  Sunday's vote, Argentina's first step to October's presidential election

  

  Argentines will be going to the polls this Sunday to vote in the open, simultaneous, mandatory primaries (PASO) when the different parties will be choosing their one-candidate for the big prize on 25 October when the successor of Cristina Fernandez will be elected together with half of the Lower House (129 seats), a third of the Senate (24 seats) and 43 members for the Mercosur parliament.

• Monday, July 20th 2015 - 05:21 UTC

  Macri's party retains Buenos Aires city but his presidential aspiration suffers a significant blow

  

  Argentina's conservative PRO party won the Buenos Aires City mayoral runoff on Sunday, clinging to its stronghold for a third consecutive term ahead of presidential elections in October, but by a smaller-than-expected margin. Horacio Rodríguez Larreta won 51.6% of ballots cast while his opponent Martin Lousteau picked up 48.4%. Public opinion polls anticipated a ten points difference.

• Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 05:17 UTC

  Falklands-born Alexander Betts candidate for a Mercosur parliament seat

  

  Alejandro Betts, born in the Falklands and now full Argentine citizen will run for office in the Mercosur Parliament, Parlasur, in representation of the Tierra del Fuego province, although he must first overcome the 9 August PASO primaries (open, simultaneous and mandatory), according to reports from the official Argentine news agency, Telam.

• Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:06 UTC

  Scioli and Randazzo, the two hopefuls competing for Cristina Fernandez legacy

  

  Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli and Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo will be the only Argentine presidential candidates to compete in the coming August incumbent Victory Front, PASO primaries.

• Tuesday, April 21st 2015 - 06:59 UTC

  Argentine opposition gets most votes in primaries of two main electoral districts

  

  Argentine opposition parties came ahead in the regional primaries for governors held on Sunday in two important electoral districts, Santa Fe and Mendoza. Argentina is holding general elections next October but the law makes mandatory the open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries, PASO, which also help to give an idea of the electoral map and political feeling of public opinion.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:22 UTC

  Argentina denies any devaluation to compensate for the plunge of Brazil's Real

  

  Despite Brazil's 'violent devaluation' of its currency, Argentina will not pursue the same path because the country needs “to give certainty” and “avoid instability” said Economy minister Axel Kicillof. This week the Real plunged to its lowest level in over a decade burdened by economic and political uncertainty

• Wednesday, September 3rd 2014 - 09:00 UTC

  Argentine presidential election 25 October 2015, and run-off 24 November

  

  Argentina's National Electoral Register has confirmed that the first round of presidential elections will take place on October 25 2015, with a run-off penciled in for November 24 if no candidate takes enough votes to win outright.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2013 - 16:25 UTC

  More Kirchnerism from less votes; Election result won’t bring change of direction

  

  By Rosendo Fraga (*) - On presidential instructions, the ruling party headed by Acting President Amado Boudou and Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli endeavored to transform Sunday night’s midterm election defeat into a result living up to the Victory Front’s name.