Primary Elections: What are we Voting?
Elections in Buenos Aires (Photo: Jorge Gobbi) Elections, elections, elections… lately, it seems to be all the local newspapers talk about. This year’s busy electoral calendar kicked off in March and...
View Article‘May the people vote': 100 Years of the Sáenz Peña Law
Roque Sáenz Peña, the 17th president of Argentina (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) “May the people vote.” With this exclamation President Roque Sáenz Peña presented law 8871 to the Argentine...
View ArticleVoting Reform: Triumph for Democracy or Political Opportunism?
A bill granting voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds is being debated in congress this week, creating tensions between government and opposition. The proposal has been held up as a major step forward...
View ArticleWhat do you think about the voting reform bill?
The national government is proposing a major change in the voting law potentially making voting optional for 16-18-year-olds and allowing foreigners with permanent residency to vote in national...
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