At Stake in this Election: 

• The Presidency of Argentina 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Alberto FERNÁNDEZ (since 10 December 2019) 

• Head of Government: President Alberto FERNÁNDEZ (since 10 December 2019) 

• Assembly: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) including a 72-seat Senate (Senado) and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by qualified majority vote in up to two rounds. Candidates must win at least 45% of votes or 40% of votes and a 10 percentage point lead over the second-place finisher to win the presidency.  

• In the Senate, all 72 members are directly elected via closed-list proportional representation vote from multi-seat constituencies. Within each of the 24 constituencies, 2 seats are given to the first-place party, and 1 seat is given to the second-place party. All members serve 6-year terms, and one-third of seats are up for election every 2 years. 

• In the Chamber of Deputies, all 257 members are directly elected by closed-list proportional representation vote in multi-seat constituencies. All members serve 4-year terms, and half of the seats are up for reelection every 2 years. 

Last Election: 

In the first round, Sergio Tomás MASSA (Unión por la Patria) led the field with 36.68% of the vote, followed by Javier Gerardo MILEI (La Libertad Avanza) with 29.98% of the vote. Voter turnout was 77.65%.

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 24 June 2023 

• Voter registration deadline: 25 April 2023 

• Voters could request the correction of errors or omissions until 24 July 2023. 

Main Candidates in this Election: 

• Sergio Tomás MASSA

  • Unión por la Patria

• Javier Gerardo MILEI 

  • La Libertad Avanza 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 46,621,847 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 35,394,425 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 23,546,387 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 15 July 1985 

• Gender Quota: Yes, party lists for the National Congress must alternate between men and women, creating a 1:1 candidate gender ratio. 

• Female Candidates in this election: No

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 115 out of 257 (44.8%) in the Chamber of Deputies and 31 out of 72 (43.1%) in the Senate 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.842, Very High, Rank 47 (2021) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 18 (2023)  

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 2 September 2008 

• Projected population with a disability: 6,993,277 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Argentina: No 

• Election Access: Yes 

• Election Judgements: Yes, 6 judgments and 7 resources