Therefore, her presence may have helped to encourage the Peronist candidate, Alberto Fernández, to the top of the presidential race. As a result, the country is the world’s largest exporter and fourth largest producer of bio-diesel.
The National Registry of Femicides, administered by the Supreme Court, reported 278 femicides—the murder of women based on their gender—but only 7 convictions, in 2018. Additionally, given that the country is rich in energy resources, Argentina also has a great potential in terms of raw materials: it is the fourth largest natural gas producer in Latin America, and they have the world's third largest shale gas reserve and the fourth largest lithium reserve.The service sector has followed the same upward trajectory as the industrial sector. The Judiciary Branch is composed of federal judges and others with different jurisdictions, and a Argentina's first government, autonomous from the Spanish Crown, can be traced back to May 1810 and the From 1852 until 1930 Argentina experienced liberal government with first oligarchic and then democratic tendencies.Elections in Argentina have been regular since the reinstitution of democracy in 1983. In the 2019 general elections, one third of the Senate and half of the Lower House were also renewed, with Fernández’s Everyone’s Front getting 45.5% of the votes for the Chamber of Deputies, and Macri’s Together for a Change, 40.1%.
The current Chief of State and Head of Government is Saturday, August 8th 2020 - 08:20 UTC Credit rating agencies have their doubts about Argentina's economic outlook. All rights reserved. During the 2019 presidential campaign, Fernández took a softer approach towards Venezuela, and suggested Argentina would withdraw from the Lima Group.Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice
Argentina's government ... 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
As of October, 460 judgeships remained vacant.
Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Argentine National Congress.The Judiciary is independent of the Executive and the Legislature. Argentina: Government unveils debt restructuring proposal amid coronavirus crisis.
Political parties need to get at least 1,5% of valid votes to compete in general elections.There are 16,508 elected public service positions. Indigenous people in Argentina generally face obstacles in accessing justice, land, education, health care, and basic services.
In the Municipal level: 1.122 mayors and 8.488 city councils. Inflation is above 50%, and the peso is on track to be the worst performer in emerging markets for the fourth straight year.In 2019, the unemployment rate in Argentina was 9.8%; the IMF expects however this trend to be slightly affected by the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate being currently estimated to increase to 10.9% in 2020 and remain stable to 10.1% in 2021. In 2019, the country had a negative GDP growth of 2.2%, against 2.5% in 2018. It includes every kind of direct attacks against journalists and digital citizens (murders, imprisonment, assault, threats, etc.) The agency is also charged with protecting personal data. Picture taken March 11, 2020. South America’s second largest economy is expected to contract for a third year in 2020. The court had requested and obtained “details of all calls received or made” on Santoro’s phone from January 2016 to April 2019, undermining his right to protect sources. Moreover, according to the updated IMF forecasts from 14th April 2020, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19, GDP growth is expected to fall to -5.7% in 2020 and pick up to 4.4% in 2021, subject to post-pandemic global economic recovery.Since 1950, Argentina has spent 33% of the time in recession, second in the world behind the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the World Bank. The case remained pending at time of writing.In April 2017, the Argentine government committed to reforming the criminal code to narrow the definition of “sedition,” but had yet to present a new definition at time of writing.Upon taking office, former President Mauricio Macri adopted a “temporary” set of decrees to “regulate” media and create a “temporary” agency to implement new rules. Soy and sugar cane are extensively cultivated for bio-fuel production. Because it is a “federal” republic Argentina has national, provincial, municipal and Ciudad de Buenos Aires elections.Apart from General elections, and ballotage, argentinians also vote in P.A.S.O. Argentina continues to fail at implementing existing laws to protect indigenous peoples’ right to free, prior, and informed consent to government decisions that may affect their rights—a right provided for in international law.In November 2017, Congress approved a law extending the deadline for completing a survey of indigenous lands to 2021.