Argentine general election, 2011
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Argentina
held national presidential
and legislative
elections on 23 October 2011. Incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
secured a second term in office after the Front for Victory
won just over half of the seats in the National Congress
.
Mercosur Parliament
arians were also popularly elected for the first time. Another novelty was the introduction of open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries. These took place 14 August 2011 to select the candidates of each political party or coalition.
Other coalitions of note include the Workers' Left Front, led by Jorge Altamira
, and Proyecto Sur
, led by Pino Solanas; the latter left the Socialist Party-led coalition and instead formed an alliance with the MST
and the PSA.
The Civic and Social Agreement
was an alliance between the UCR and most of what became the Progressive Ample Front and the Civic Coalition, with other, minor allies. This coalition proved unwieldy as the 2011 campaign progressed, however, though various forms of it will be retained in certain provinces for strategic purposes.
primaries was current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
. Her husband and predecessor, Néstor Kirchner
, was considered a top candidate to succeed Fernández until his death on 27 October 2010
.
Fernández had suffered a significant decline in approval during the 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector
and the subsequent recession, and the ruling Front for Victory
lost its absolute majority in both houses of Congress during the June 2009 mid-term elections
. The economy, and her approval ratings, recovered steadily during 2010, however, and the 2011 electoral season began with Fernández' job approval at around 58 percent, with polling indicating that she would likely be reelected in the first round.
Fernández avoided committing herself to running for a second term during the early months of 2011. Two days before the 23 June deadline, however, she announced her decision to run for reelection. She nominated the nation's Economy Minister
, Amado Boudou
, as her running mate on 25 June. Their ticket won a landslide victory in the 14 August primaries, obtaining just over 50% and besting the runner-up (Alfonsín) by nearly 38%; they won in the City of Buenos Aires and in every province except San Luis
(won by Rodríguez Saá).
Support for Fernández was strongest among the poor (65.2%) and those aged 30 to 44 (54.6%). Her support was weakest among the upper middle class (43.5%), though she remained over 24% ahead of the runner-up (Binner) among those polled within that segment.
The leaders of the center-right Federal Peronism
were torn between running for primary elections within the PJ against the Front for Victory, or running instead in the general election through another political alliance. Former President Eduardo Duhalde
was the first to informally start his pre-candidacy campaign, announcing hypothetical cabinet picks as early as December 2009. The Governors of Chubut
, Mario Das Neves
, and of San Luis
, Alberto Rodríguez Saá
, as well as former Governor of Buenos Aires Province Felipe Solá
also stated their intention to run for President. Das Neves became the first Federal Peronist to drop out, while Solá boosted his own prospects by securing an alliance with the conservative Republican Proposal
(PRO) on 16 May. Duhalde narrowly defeated Rodríguez Saá in a Buenos Aires Federal Peronism primary held on 22 May, though both men remained front-runners for their party's nomination. Ultimately, each ran on separate Federal Peronist tickets.
Duhalde formally announced his Popular Union
candidacy on 9 June, nominating Das Neves as his running mate. Rodríguez Saá, in turn, nominated former Santa Fe Governor José María Vernet
as his running mate on his Federal Commitment ticket. Solá, who struggled in the polls, withdrew on 11 June, encouraging local candidates in his fold to form alliances with Duhalde and the party's candidate for Buenos Aires Governor, Francisco de Narváez
. De Narváez later endorsed Rodríguez Saá.
Support for Duhalde was strongest among the working class (14.2%) and weakest among young voters (3.9%). Rodríguez Saá polled best among upper middle class voters (14%) and those age 30 to 44 (11.9%); worst among the poor.
had scheduled primaries for 28 April. Both Ricardo Alfonsín
, son of the late former President Raúl Alfonsín
, and current party leader Ernesto Sanz
started pre-candidacy campaigns; Sanz, however, dropped out on 28 April. Vice President Julio Cobos
, considered a likely UCR primary candidate, had stated his intention to run only in August, during the coalition primaries; he dropped out in April as well.
The UCR and the Socialist Party
(partners in the Civic and Social Agreement) parted ways in May 2011, with Alfonsín and Santa Fe
Governor Hermes Binner
running on separate slates for the primaries in August, and likely in the general election, as well. Alfonsín secured an alliance with Federal Peronist candidate Francisco de Narváez in Buenos Aires Province
, De Narváez ran for governor with his senior partner's endorsement in return for his support for Alfonsín's presidential campaign. Alfonsín nominated former Central Bank President Javier González Fraga
, a non-partisan economist close to both the UCR and Federal Peronism, as his running-mate on 2 June.
De Narváez withdrew his endorsement of Alfonsín in favor of Rodríguez Saá following the 14 August primaries, though he continued his campaign for Governor of Buenos Aires with Alfonsín's endorsement.
Alfonsín's support was strongest among those age 45 to 59 (14.6%), and weakest among young voters (5.3%).
for Governor of Buenos Aires following his break with Alfonsín, and formally announced his Ample Progressive Front candidacy on 11 June; he nominated Córdoba
Senator Norma Morandini
as his running mate. His alliance with Solanas was dissolved the following week, however, and the Proyecto Sur
leader instead joined a coalition of minor, left-wing parties.
Binner, despite obtaining fourth place, fared better than expected by local analysts in the 14 August primary, and became the runner-up in subsequent polls. His support was strongest among the middle (18.8%) and upper middle classes (18.9%), while weakest among the poor (6.5%); among the broad age groups, voters 30 to 44 were the most supportive (19.3%).
, Elisa Carrió
, reversed her earlier intention to opt out of the 2011 race, and following the departure of her Civic Coalition from the Civic and Social Agreement
formed in 2009 with the UCR, she announced her candidacy for President on 12 December 2010. Carrió withdrew her presidential bid following a poor showing in the 14 August primaries, where she obtained 3%.
, who instead sought a second term as Mayor, and left-wing filmmaker Fernando Solanas
(who ran unsuccessfully for the same post). Solanas nominated Congresswoman Alcira Argumedo as Proyecto Sur
's candidate for President on 22 June. The 14 August primary effectively ended Argumedo's campaign, as well as those of Neighbors' Action Movement (MAV) candidate Sergio Pastore, and Popular Field Party (PCP) candidate José Bonacci; neither had reached the requisite 1.5% threshold needed to advance to the general election.
The candidate for the Workers' Left Front (FIT), Jorge Altamira
, fared unexpectedly well and advanced to the general election. Altamira polled best among the poor (7.9%) and among the upper middle class (5.4%).
elections for the Presidency were held nationwide on 14 August. Turnout was 81.4% and the results were as follows:
in a two-round system
election. Candidates who obtained less than 1.5% during the preliminary round on 14 August were excluded from the general election on 23 October.
Early results on election night awarded incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory
(FpV) a second, four-year term. Winning in the City of Buenos Aires and every province except San Luis
(won by Federal Commitment
candidate Alberto Rodríguez Saá
), she became the first candidate to obtain an absolute majority of the popular vote (54%) since Raúl Alfonsín
in 1983, and upon completion of ballot processing, the margin of victory (37.1%) exceeded Juan Perón
's record 36% margin obtained in 1973. Fernández thus became the first woman re-elected as head of state in Latin American history.
and the city of Buenos Aires held elections to renew half of the Chamber of Deputies
(lower house). Each province and the autonomous city elects a number of at-large
representatives on a party list system roughly proportional to their population, and no province is allotted fewer than five Deputies. The system used to know how many deputies per party in each district is D'Hondt method
.
Eight districts (Buenos Aires Province
, Formosa
, Jujuy
, La Rioja
, Misiones
, San Juan
, San Luis
and Santa Cruz
) also elected three National Senators
each (two for the most voted party or coalition, one for the second most voted party or coalition), to renew a third of the upper house.
Early projections suggested that President Cristina Kirchner's FpV would increase their representation in the Lower House from 87 seats (out of 257), to around 116; the presence of an estimated ten allies would put them three votes shy of an absolute majority. The opposition fared better in the Senate, which remained nearly unchanged; the upper house would continue divided between the FpV with a relative majority of around 30 seats (out of 72), and the UCR (around 17) and others with the remainder. The departure of Vice President Julio Cobos
of the UCR (distanced politically from the President since 2008) deprived the opposition of a tie-braking vote in the Senate.
will also elect governors and provincial legislative officials on staggered dates through the year, and nine of them will hold elections on the same day as the General Elections. There will be also simultaneous local elections, whereby a number of Municipalities
elect municipal legislative officials (concejales), and in some cases also a mayor (or equivalent).
Some of the most high-profile gubernatorial races include that of Governor of Buenos Aires Province
(the nation's largest), where Governor Daniel Scioli
of the FpV defeated Federal Peronist
Deputy Francisco de Narváez
, and in Santa Fe Province
, where the incumbent Socialist Governor, Hermes Binner
, would run for President. Socialist nominee Antonio Bonfatti
was elected to succeed him. The Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri
faced Senator Daniel Filmus of the FpV and film-maker Fernando Solanas
of Proyecto Sur
. He was overwhelmingly re-elected in a runoff vote held on 31 July.
Results throughout the year and in the general election handed candidates for the FpV or its allies the governor's house in every province except San Luis (won by Federal Commitment).
* Withdrew
on 28 September revealed favourability and unfavourability ratings for six of the seven candidates appearing on the general election ballot.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
held national presidential
President of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
and legislative
Argentine National Congress
The Congress of the Argentine Nation is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies....
elections on 23 October 2011. Incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
secured a second term in office after the Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
won just over half of the seats in the National Congress
Argentine National Congress
The Congress of the Argentine Nation is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies....
.
Mercosur Parliament
Mercosur Parliament
The Mercosur Parliament is the parliamentary institution of the Mercosur trade bloc. It is composed of 81 MPs, 18 from each member states of the bloc – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – and 9 from applying member Venezuela...
arians were also popularly elected for the first time. Another novelty was the introduction of open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries. These took place 14 August 2011 to select the candidates of each political party or coalition.
Presidential campaign
The nation's myriad parties forged seven coalitions, of which five became contenders for a possible runoff election:- Front for VictoryFront for VictoryThe Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
: the ruling party, led by President Cristina Fernández de KirchnerCristina Fernández de KirchnerCristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
, and allies, including the New Encounter. The FpV is mostly based on the center-left Justicialist PartyJusticialist PartyThe Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
(PJ) factions that support the current government. - Federal PeronismFederal PeronismFederal Peronism , or Dissident Peronism , are the informal names given to a changing alliance of Justicialist Party figures, currently identified mostly by its opposition to ruling Kirchnerism, the center-left faction that heads the national Government of Argentina and leads the Peronist...
, or Dissident Peronism: centrist or conservative PJ figures opposed to the government and allies, including the Republican ProposalRepublican ProposalRepublican Proposal is a right-wing political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to as PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005, but was transformed into a unitary party on 3 June 2010....
. This coalition remained divided between Eduardo DuhaldeEduardo Duhalde-External links:...
's Popular FrontUnión PopularUnión Popular is a political party in Argentina rooted in Peronism. Established by Juan Atilio Bramuglia as both a contingency for Peronists displaced by the 1955 military coup against the populist President Juan Perón, it became a "neo-Peronist" alternative to the exiled leader's line, and...
and Alberto Rodríguez SaáAlberto Rodríguez SaáAlberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. In 2007 he was reelected as governor of San Luis Province, Argentina to serve what will be his second term lasting until 2011...
's Federal Commitment both before and after the August primaries. - Union for Social Development: the Radical Civic UnionRadical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
(UCR), led by Congressman Ricardo AlfonsínRicardo AlfonsínRicardo Alfonsín is an Argentine lawyer, academic and politician prominent in the Radical Civic Union. His father, Raúl Alfonsín, was the President of Argentina from 1983 to 1989.-Life and times:...
, and allies, which initially included Federal Peronist Francisco de NarváezFrancisco de NarváezFrancisco de Narváez , known as El Colorado or Pancho, is a Colombian-born naturalized Argentine businessman, politician who ran for governor of Buenos Aires Province on the PRO ballot in the 2007 elections in Argentina...
. - Broad Progressive Front: the Socialist PartySocialist Party (Argentina)The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Argentina. The history of socialism in Argentina began in the 1890s, when a group of people, notably Juan B. Justo, expressed the need for a greater social focus....
, led by Governor Hermes BinnerHermes BinnerHermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and...
, and allies, including GENMargarita Stolbizer-Life and times:Margarita Stolbizer was born in the western Buenos Aires suburb of Morón, in 1955. She enrolled at the Universidad de Morón and graduated in 1978, after which she taught at her alma mater's law school for four years. An avid volleyball player, she created her city's first women's...
and the New Party. Proyecto SurProyecto SurProyecto Sur is a political party established in 2007 in Argentina. It was founded and would be led by film maker Fernando "Pino" Solanas, who ran on the Proyecto Sur ticket for President in 2007 and for Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires in 2011....
had briefly joined this coalition. - Civic CoalitionCivic CoalitionThe Civic Coalition is a political coalition in Argentina. It was founded by Elisa Carrió, as an association supported by the ARI party , as well as a number of other political groups and individual political leaders, notably Union for All of Patricia Bullrich and GEN - Generation for a National...
: the party, led by Congresswoman Elisa CarrióElisa CarrióElisa María Avelina Carrió is an Argentine politician, founder of the party initially known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals , now Civic Coalition ARI ....
, had been part of the Civic and Social AgreementCivic and Social AgreementThe Social and Civic Agreement is an active congressional alliance in Argentina, integrated by the Radical Civic Union and the Socialist Party , which acted as an umbrella national electoral alliance at the last 2009 Argentine legislative elections...
, but separated from the latter in August 2010.
Other coalitions of note include the Workers' Left Front, led by Jorge Altamira
Jorge Altamira
Jorge Altamira , is an Argentine activist and politician leading the Workers' Party in Argentina.He was born José Saúl Wermus in Buenos Aires, in 1942. Son of a printing worker active in the Graphist Union, Altamira began participating in the labor movement at an early age, and took part in a...
, and Proyecto Sur
Proyecto Sur
Proyecto Sur is a political party established in 2007 in Argentina. It was founded and would be led by film maker Fernando "Pino" Solanas, who ran on the Proyecto Sur ticket for President in 2007 and for Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires in 2011....
, led by Pino Solanas; the latter left the Socialist Party-led coalition and instead formed an alliance with the MST
Workers' Socialist Movement (Argentina)
The Workers' Socialist Movement is a Trotskyist political party in Argentina. The MST was founded in 1992 as a split from another Trotskyist group, the Movement Towards Socialism . The MST is active on a number of college campuses, including the University of Buenos Aires...
and the PSA.
The Civic and Social Agreement
Civic and Social Agreement
The Social and Civic Agreement is an active congressional alliance in Argentina, integrated by the Radical Civic Union and the Socialist Party , which acted as an umbrella national electoral alliance at the last 2009 Argentine legislative elections...
was an alliance between the UCR and most of what became the Progressive Ample Front and the Civic Coalition, with other, minor allies. This coalition proved unwieldy as the 2011 campaign progressed, however, though various forms of it will be retained in certain provinces for strategic purposes.
Front for Victory (incumbents)
The Front for Victory (FpV) candidate for the Justicialist PartyJusticialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
primaries was current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
. Her husband and predecessor, Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
, was considered a top candidate to succeed Fernández until his death on 27 October 2010
Death and state funeral of Néstor Kirchner
Argentina's former President and Secretary General of UNASUR, Néstor Kirchner, died of heart failure on the morning of 27 October 2010 at the Jose Formenti hospital in El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province at the age of 60. At 9:15, first aid procedures that were used to keep him alive proved...
.
Fernández had suffered a significant decline in approval during the 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector
2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector
The 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector started in March 2008, which then extended into a prolonged period of turbulent politics...
and the subsequent recession, and the ruling Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
lost its absolute majority in both houses of Congress during the June 2009 mid-term elections
Argentine legislative election, 2009
Legislative elections were held in Argentina for half the seats in the Chamber of Deputies and a third of the seats in the Senate on 28 June 2009, as well as for the legislature of the City of Buenos Aires and other municipalities.-Background:...
. The economy, and her approval ratings, recovered steadily during 2010, however, and the 2011 electoral season began with Fernández' job approval at around 58 percent, with polling indicating that she would likely be reelected in the first round.
Fernández avoided committing herself to running for a second term during the early months of 2011. Two days before the 23 June deadline, however, she announced her decision to run for reelection. She nominated the nation's Economy Minister
Minister of Economy of Argentina
The Minister of Economy is the head of the Ministry of Economy and Production of Argentina, concerned with finance and monetary matters. The position within the Government of Argentina is analogous to the finance ministers of some countries and the United States Treasury Secretary...
, Amado Boudou
Amado Boudou
Amado Boudou is an Argentine businessman and government policy maker who serves as Minister of the Economy since 2009. He was elected Vice President of Argentina as running mate of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the 2011 general election.-Early life and career:Amado Boudou was born in Mar del...
, as her running mate on 25 June. Their ticket won a landslide victory in the 14 August primaries, obtaining just over 50% and besting the runner-up (Alfonsín) by nearly 38%; they won in the City of Buenos Aires and in every province except San Luis
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
(won by Rodríguez Saá).
Support for Fernández was strongest among the poor (65.2%) and those aged 30 to 44 (54.6%). Her support was weakest among the upper middle class (43.5%), though she remained over 24% ahead of the runner-up (Binner) among those polled within that segment.
Federal Peronists
Federal Peronism
Federal Peronism , or Dissident Peronism , are the informal names given to a changing alliance of Justicialist Party figures, currently identified mostly by its opposition to ruling Kirchnerism, the center-left faction that heads the national Government of Argentina and leads the Peronist...
were torn between running for primary elections within the PJ against the Front for Victory, or running instead in the general election through another political alliance. Former President Eduardo Duhalde
Eduardo Duhalde
-External links:...
was the first to informally start his pre-candidacy campaign, announcing hypothetical cabinet picks as early as December 2009. The Governors of Chubut
Chubut Province
Chubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...
, Mario Das Neves
Mario Das Neves
Mario Das Neves is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He is the governor of the Argentine province of Chubut.-Biography:Das Neves was born in Avellaneda to Portuguese parents, and grew up in Santa Fe...
, and of San Luis
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
, Alberto Rodríguez Saá
Alberto Rodríguez Saá
Alberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. In 2007 he was reelected as governor of San Luis Province, Argentina to serve what will be his second term lasting until 2011...
, as well as former Governor of Buenos Aires Province Felipe Solá
Felipe Solá
Felipe Solá is an Argentine politician of the Justicialist Party and was the governor of the province of Buenos Aires until he left office in 2007....
also stated their intention to run for President. Das Neves became the first Federal Peronist to drop out, while Solá boosted his own prospects by securing an alliance with the conservative Republican Proposal
Republican Proposal
Republican Proposal is a right-wing political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to as PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005, but was transformed into a unitary party on 3 June 2010....
(PRO) on 16 May. Duhalde narrowly defeated Rodríguez Saá in a Buenos Aires Federal Peronism primary held on 22 May, though both men remained front-runners for their party's nomination. Ultimately, each ran on separate Federal Peronist tickets.
Duhalde formally announced his Popular Union
Unión Popular
Unión Popular is a political party in Argentina rooted in Peronism. Established by Juan Atilio Bramuglia as both a contingency for Peronists displaced by the 1955 military coup against the populist President Juan Perón, it became a "neo-Peronist" alternative to the exiled leader's line, and...
candidacy on 9 June, nominating Das Neves as his running mate. Rodríguez Saá, in turn, nominated former Santa Fe Governor José María Vernet
José María Vernet
José María Vernet is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He served as Governor of the province of Santa Fe from December 11, 1983 to December 11, 1987.-Life and times:Vernet was born in Rosario...
as his running mate on his Federal Commitment ticket. Solá, who struggled in the polls, withdrew on 11 June, encouraging local candidates in his fold to form alliances with Duhalde and the party's candidate for Buenos Aires Governor, Francisco de Narváez
Francisco de Narváez
Francisco de Narváez , known as El Colorado or Pancho, is a Colombian-born naturalized Argentine businessman, politician who ran for governor of Buenos Aires Province on the PRO ballot in the 2007 elections in Argentina...
. De Narváez later endorsed Rodríguez Saá.
Support for Duhalde was strongest among the working class (14.2%) and weakest among young voters (3.9%). Rodríguez Saá polled best among upper middle class voters (14%) and those age 30 to 44 (11.9%); worst among the poor.
Radical Civic Union
The center-left Radical Civic UnionRadical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
had scheduled primaries for 28 April. Both Ricardo Alfonsín
Ricardo Alfonsín
Ricardo Alfonsín is an Argentine lawyer, academic and politician prominent in the Radical Civic Union. His father, Raúl Alfonsín, was the President of Argentina from 1983 to 1989.-Life and times:...
, son of the late former President Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and statesman, who served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989. Alfonsín was the first democratically-elected president of Argentina following the military government known as the National Reorganization...
, and current party leader Ernesto Sanz
Ernesto Sanz
Ernesto Sanz , is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician. He serves in the Argentine Senate representing Mendoza Province....
started pre-candidacy campaigns; Sanz, however, dropped out on 28 April. Vice President Julio Cobos
Julio Cobos
Julio César Cleto Cobos is an Argentine politician, currently serving as the Vice President of Argentina alongside President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. He started his political career as member of the Radical Civic Union , becoming Governor of Mendoza in 2003...
, considered a likely UCR primary candidate, had stated his intention to run only in August, during the coalition primaries; he dropped out in April as well.
The UCR and the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Argentina)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Argentina. The history of socialism in Argentina began in the 1890s, when a group of people, notably Juan B. Justo, expressed the need for a greater social focus....
(partners in the Civic and Social Agreement) parted ways in May 2011, with Alfonsín and Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
Governor Hermes Binner
Hermes Binner
Hermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and...
running on separate slates for the primaries in August, and likely in the general election, as well. Alfonsín secured an alliance with Federal Peronist candidate Francisco de Narváez in Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, De Narváez ran for governor with his senior partner's endorsement in return for his support for Alfonsín's presidential campaign. Alfonsín nominated former Central Bank President Javier González Fraga
Javier González Fraga
Javier González Fraga is an Argentine economist and businessman. He served as President of the Central Bank of Argentina from 1989 to 1991, and was nominated as running-mate by Ricardo Alfonsín for his 2011 campaign for the Presidency....
, a non-partisan economist close to both the UCR and Federal Peronism, as his running-mate on 2 June.
De Narváez withdrew his endorsement of Alfonsín in favor of Rodríguez Saá following the 14 August primaries, though he continued his campaign for Governor of Buenos Aires with Alfonsín's endorsement.
Alfonsín's support was strongest among those age 45 to 59 (14.6%), and weakest among young voters (5.3%).
Socialists
Binner endorsed GEN leader Margarita StolbizerMargarita Stolbizer
-Life and times:Margarita Stolbizer was born in the western Buenos Aires suburb of Morón, in 1955. She enrolled at the Universidad de Morón and graduated in 1978, after which she taught at her alma mater's law school for four years. An avid volleyball player, she created her city's first women's...
for Governor of Buenos Aires following his break with Alfonsín, and formally announced his Ample Progressive Front candidacy on 11 June; he nominated Córdoba
Córdoba Province (Argentina)
Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
Senator Norma Morandini
Norma Morandini
Norma Elena Morandini is an Argentine journalist and politician. She was elected to the Argentine Senate in 2009, and was nominated as running mate by Progressive Front presidential candidate Hermes Binner for the 2011 campaign....
as his running mate. His alliance with Solanas was dissolved the following week, however, and the Proyecto Sur
Proyecto Sur
Proyecto Sur is a political party established in 2007 in Argentina. It was founded and would be led by film maker Fernando "Pino" Solanas, who ran on the Proyecto Sur ticket for President in 2007 and for Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires in 2011....
leader instead joined a coalition of minor, left-wing parties.
Binner, despite obtaining fourth place, fared better than expected by local analysts in the 14 August primary, and became the runner-up in subsequent polls. His support was strongest among the middle (18.8%) and upper middle classes (18.9%), while weakest among the poor (6.5%); among the broad age groups, voters 30 to 44 were the most supportive (19.3%).
Civic Coalition
The leader of the centrist Civic CoalitionCivic Coalition
The Civic Coalition is a political coalition in Argentina. It was founded by Elisa Carrió, as an association supported by the ARI party , as well as a number of other political groups and individual political leaders, notably Union for All of Patricia Bullrich and GEN - Generation for a National...
, Elisa Carrió
Elisa Carrió
Elisa María Avelina Carrió is an Argentine politician, founder of the party initially known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals , now Civic Coalition ARI ....
, reversed her earlier intention to opt out of the 2011 race, and following the departure of her Civic Coalition from the Civic and Social Agreement
Civic and Social Agreement
The Social and Civic Agreement is an active congressional alliance in Argentina, integrated by the Radical Civic Union and the Socialist Party , which acted as an umbrella national electoral alliance at the last 2009 Argentine legislative elections...
formed in 2009 with the UCR, she announced her candidacy for President on 12 December 2010. Carrió withdrew her presidential bid following a poor showing in the 14 August primaries, where she obtained 3%.
Other candidates
Numerous other candidates, or potential candidates, dropped out in May 2011, notably Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio MacriMauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman turned politician, and Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Son of Francisco Macri, a businessman of Italian origin prominent in the industrial and construction sectors, he represented the City of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of...
, who instead sought a second term as Mayor, and left-wing filmmaker Fernando Solanas
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician....
(who ran unsuccessfully for the same post). Solanas nominated Congresswoman Alcira Argumedo as Proyecto Sur
Proyecto Sur
Proyecto Sur is a political party established in 2007 in Argentina. It was founded and would be led by film maker Fernando "Pino" Solanas, who ran on the Proyecto Sur ticket for President in 2007 and for Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires in 2011....
's candidate for President on 22 June. The 14 August primary effectively ended Argumedo's campaign, as well as those of Neighbors' Action Movement (MAV) candidate Sergio Pastore, and Popular Field Party (PCP) candidate José Bonacci; neither had reached the requisite 1.5% threshold needed to advance to the general election.
The candidate for the Workers' Left Front (FIT), Jorge Altamira
Jorge Altamira
Jorge Altamira , is an Argentine activist and politician leading the Workers' Party in Argentina.He was born José Saúl Wermus in Buenos Aires, in 1942. Son of a printing worker active in the Graphist Union, Altamira began participating in the labor movement at an early age, and took part in a...
, fared unexpectedly well and advanced to the general election. Altamira polled best among the poor (7.9%) and among the upper middle class (5.4%).
Primary elections, 14 August
Open primaryOpen primary
An open primary is a primary election that does not require voters to be affiliated with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidates. In a traditional open primary, voters may select one party's ballot and vote for that party's nomination. As in a closed primary, the highest voted...
elections for the Presidency were held nationwide on 14 August. Turnout was 81.4% and the results were as follows:
Presidential
The President and Vice-President were chosen directlyDirect election
Direct election is a term describing a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the person, persons or political party that they desire to see elected. The method by which the winner or winners of a direct election are chosen depends upon the...
in a two-round system
Two-round system
The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...
election. Candidates who obtained less than 1.5% during the preliminary round on 14 August were excluded from the general election on 23 October.
Early results on election night awarded incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
(FpV) a second, four-year term. Winning in the City of Buenos Aires and every province except San Luis
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
(won by Federal Commitment
Federal Peronism
Federal Peronism , or Dissident Peronism , are the informal names given to a changing alliance of Justicialist Party figures, currently identified mostly by its opposition to ruling Kirchnerism, the center-left faction that heads the national Government of Argentina and leads the Peronist...
candidate Alberto Rodríguez Saá
Alberto Rodríguez Saá
Alberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. In 2007 he was reelected as governor of San Luis Province, Argentina to serve what will be his second term lasting until 2011...
), she became the first candidate to obtain an absolute majority of the popular vote (54%) since Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and statesman, who served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989. Alfonsín was the first democratically-elected president of Argentina following the military government known as the National Reorganization...
in 1983, and upon completion of ballot processing, the margin of victory (37.1%) exceeded Juan Perón
Juan Perón
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine military officer, and politician. Perón was three times elected as President of Argentina though he only managed to serve one full term, after serving in several government positions, including the Secretary of Labor and the Vice Presidency...
's record 36% margin obtained in 1973. Fernández thus became the first woman re-elected as head of state in Latin American history.
Legislative
All 23 provincesProvinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
and the city of Buenos Aires held elections to renew half of the Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
(lower house). Each province and the autonomous city elects a number of at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
representatives on a party list system roughly proportional to their population, and no province is allotted fewer than five Deputies. The system used to know how many deputies per party in each district is D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
.
Eight districts (Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Formosa
Formosa Province
Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco and Salta to its south and west, respectively...
, Jujuy
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.-History:...
, La Rioja
La Rioja Province (Argentina)
La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan.-History:...
, Misiones
Misiones Province
Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamiсa region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest.- History :The province was...
, San Juan
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
, San Luis
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
and Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)
Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut province to the north, and Chile to the west and south. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean...
) also elected three National Senators
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
each (two for the most voted party or coalition, one for the second most voted party or coalition), to renew a third of the upper house.
Early projections suggested that President Cristina Kirchner's FpV would increase their representation in the Lower House from 87 seats (out of 257), to around 116; the presence of an estimated ten allies would put them three votes shy of an absolute majority. The opposition fared better in the Senate, which remained nearly unchanged; the upper house would continue divided between the FpV with a relative majority of around 30 seats (out of 72), and the UCR (around 17) and others with the remainder. The departure of Vice President Julio Cobos
Julio Cobos
Julio César Cleto Cobos is an Argentine politician, currently serving as the Vice President of Argentina alongside President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. He started his political career as member of the Radical Civic Union , becoming Governor of Mendoza in 2003...
of the UCR (distanced politically from the President since 2008) deprived the opposition of a tie-braking vote in the Senate.
Provincial
All but two of the 23 provincesProvinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
will also elect governors and provincial legislative officials on staggered dates through the year, and nine of them will hold elections on the same day as the General Elections. There will be also simultaneous local elections, whereby a number of Municipalities
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...
elect municipal legislative officials (concejales), and in some cases also a mayor (or equivalent).
Some of the most high-profile gubernatorial races include that of Governor of Buenos Aires Province
Governor of Buenos Aires Province
The governor of the Buenos Aires province is a citizen of the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. It must not be confused with the Mayor of Buenos Aires, as the city of Buenos Aires is a...
(the nation's largest), where Governor Daniel Scioli
Daniel Scioli
Daniel Osvaldo Scioli was Vice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and is the current Governor of Buenos Aires Province and the president of the Justicialist Party. He is a sportsman, an entrepreneur and a politician.- Family :...
of the FpV defeated Federal Peronist
Federal Peronism
Federal Peronism , or Dissident Peronism , are the informal names given to a changing alliance of Justicialist Party figures, currently identified mostly by its opposition to ruling Kirchnerism, the center-left faction that heads the national Government of Argentina and leads the Peronist...
Deputy Francisco de Narváez
Francisco de Narváez
Francisco de Narváez , known as El Colorado or Pancho, is a Colombian-born naturalized Argentine businessman, politician who ran for governor of Buenos Aires Province on the PRO ballot in the 2007 elections in Argentina...
, and in Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, where the incumbent Socialist Governor, Hermes Binner
Hermes Binner
Hermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and...
, would run for President. Socialist nominee Antonio Bonfatti
Antonio Bonfatti
Antonio Bonfatti is an Argentine physician and Socialist Party politician. He was nominated by his party to run for Governor of Santa Fe in 2011.-Life and times:...
was elected to succeed him. The Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman turned politician, and Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Son of Francisco Macri, a businessman of Italian origin prominent in the industrial and construction sectors, he represented the City of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of...
faced Senator Daniel Filmus of the FpV and film-maker Fernando Solanas
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician....
of Proyecto Sur
Proyecto Sur
Proyecto Sur is a political party established in 2007 in Argentina. It was founded and would be led by film maker Fernando "Pino" Solanas, who ran on the Proyecto Sur ticket for President in 2007 and for Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires in 2011....
. He was overwhelmingly re-elected in a runoff vote held on 31 July.
Results throughout the year and in the general election handed candidates for the FpV or its allies the governor's house in every province except San Luis (won by Federal Commitment).
Opinion polls
Numerous consulting firms conducted polling throughout the campaign, whereby respondents chose from a number of declared or potential first-round candidates.| Pollster | Date published | Alfonsín Ricardo Alfonsín Ricardo Alfonsín is an Argentine lawyer, academic and politician prominent in the Radical Civic Union. His father, Raúl Alfonsín, was the President of Argentina from 1983 to 1989.-Life and times:... | Binner Hermes Binner Hermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and... | Carrió Elisa Carrió Elisa María Avelina Carrió is an Argentine politician, founder of the party initially known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals , now Civic Coalition ARI .... | Duhalde Eduardo Duhalde -External links:... | Fernández Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve... | Macri Mauricio Macri Mauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman turned politician, and Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Son of Francisco Macri, a businessman of Italian origin prominent in the industrial and construction sectors, he represented the City of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of... | Rodríguez Saá Alberto Rodríguez Saá Alberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. In 2007 he was reelected as governor of San Luis Province, Argentina to serve what will be his second term lasting until 2011... | Others | DK/NR | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibarómetro | 12 January | 12.1 | – | – | 10.4 | 40.0 | 8.7 | – | 4.2 | – | http://www.argentina.ar/_es/pais/C6169-encuesta-cristina-fernandez-se-impone-como-referente.php |
| Opinión Autenticada | 9 March | 11.6 | – | 3.9 | 7.2 | 30.5 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 19.4 | 11.7 | http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2011/03/09/noticia_0025.html |
| Aresco | 7 April | 9.6 | – | 6.6 | 14.2 | 49.9 | 12.7 | – | 6.9 | – | http://www.doloresdiario.com.ar/columnas_393.html |
| Equis | 28 April | 6.1 | – | 2.4 | 5.3 | 44.0 | 11.1 | – | 14.4 | 16.9 | http://www.aninoticias.com/noticia.php?id_noticia=31957 |
| Aresco | 16 May | 10.8 | – | 7.2 | 15.3 | 45.1 | * | – | – | – | http://www.elsigloweb.com/nota.php?id=69864 |
| Ibarómetro | 16 May | 12.0 | – | – | – | 44.6 | 9.9* | 9.0 | – | – | http://www.elargentino.com/Content.aspx?Id=139201 |
| OPSM | 16 May | 18.4 | – | 5.1 | 11.1 | 41.7 | * | 7.3 | – | – | http://www.elargentino.com/Content.aspx?Id=139201 |
| Ricardo Rouvier | 16 May | 22.3 | – | 4.8 | 6.6 | 49.8 | * | 6.0 | – | – | http://www.elargentino.com/Content.aspx?Id=139201 |
| Isonomía | 25 May | 12.6 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 41.2 | * | 5.4 | 9.3 | – | http://www.diarioregistrado.com/Politica-nota-49658-Otra-encuesta-da-como-ganadora-a-Cr.html#D |
| OPSM | 7 June | 14.6 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 40.8 | * | 8.2 | – | 10.5 | http://www.eldiario24.com/nota.php?id=223712 |
| CEOP | 12 June | 12.8 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 48.2 | * | 5.5 | 4.5 | 8.4 | http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-169966-2011-06-12.html |
| Management & Fit | 12 June | 15.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 33.4 | * | 7.0 | 1.1 | 23.5 | http://www.infolatam.com/2011/06/12/argentina-cae-la-intencion-de-voto-de-cristina-fernandez/ |
| Nueva Comunicación | 14 June | 16.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 12.3 | 34.3 | * | 8.0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | http://urgente24.com/noticias/val/10066-7/nueva-encuesta-consolida-el-dato-que-habra-2da-vuelta-para-presidente.html |
| Aresco | 20 June | 14.0 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 16.3 | 40.5 | * | 5.1 | 9.7 | – | http://www.elintransigente.com/notas/2011/6/20/encuestas-preven-ballotage-entre-macri-filmus-88428.asp |
| Aresco | 28 July | 15.3 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 21.1 | 36.1 | * | 3.6 | 8.8 | – | http://argentinaelecciones.com/noticia-encuesta-presidencial-aresco-julio-1105.html |
| Graciela Römer & Asoc. | 1 August | 15.9 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 40.4 | * | 4.1 | 1.0 | 16.9 | http://www.clarin.com/politica/encuestas-Alfonsin-segundo-detras-Cristina_0_529147135.html |
| Opinión Autenticada | 1 August | 19.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 13.1 | 38.1 | * | 6.1 | 1.1 | 12.0 | http://www.clarin.com/politica/encuestas-Alfonsin-segundo-detras-Cristina_0_529147135.html |
| Equis | 28 August | 8.2 | 13.4 | 1.4* | 7.6 | 52.1 | * | 9.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/subnotas/175537-55401-2011-08-28.html |
| Nueva Comunicación | 12 September | 7.6 | 15.8 | 1.5* | 9.1 | 51.7 | * | 8.8 | 1.7 | 3.8 | http://notio.com.ar/elecciones-2011/para-los-encuestadores-cristina-sigue-creciendo-18237 |
| OPSM | 2 October | 9.8 | 13.9 | 3.5* | 5.7 | 45.7 | * | 8.5 | 2.5 | 10.4 | http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-178045-2011-10-02.html |
| Analogías | 3 October | 9.0 | 13.2 | 1.1* | 6.8 | 52.9 | * | 5.2 | |||
| 12.0 | http://www.eltribuno.info/salta/80472-Cristina-Fernandez-crece-y-la-oposicion-ya-no-confronta.note.aspx | ||||||||||
| Equis | 7 October | 7.8 | 14.8 | 1.4* | 6.5 | 52.6 | * | 10.6 | 1.1 | 4.8 | http://tiempo.elargentino.com/notas/cristina-supera-55-de-intencion-de-voto-y-desplaza-los-opositores |
| Giacobbe & Asoc. | 21 October | 9.1 | 16.6 | * | 7.9 | 53.1 | * | 10.2 | 3.1 | ||
| http://www.lavozdelpueblo.com.ar/interior.php?ar_id=65687 |
Favourability
A poll conducted by Mora y Araujo for IpsosIpsos
Ipsos S.A. is a global market research company headquartered in Paris, France. The Company was founded in 1975 and has been publicly traded on the Paris Stock Exchange since 1 July 1999...
on 28 September revealed favourability and unfavourability ratings for six of the seven candidates appearing on the general election ballot.
| Candidate | Favorable | Unfavorable | Neither/NR | Net Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Alfonsín Ricardo Alfonsín Ricardo Alfonsín is an Argentine lawyer, academic and politician prominent in the Radical Civic Union. His father, Raúl Alfonsín, was the President of Argentina from 1983 to 1989.-Life and times:... |
29% | 61% | 10% | −32% |
| Hermes Binner Hermes Binner Hermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and... |
39% | 32% | 29% | 7% |
| Elisa Carrió Elisa Carrió Elisa María Avelina Carrió is an Argentine politician, founder of the party initially known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals , now Civic Coalition ARI .... |
15% | 74% | 11% | −59% |
| Eduardo Duhalde Eduardo Duhalde -External links:... |
21% | 74% | 5% | −53% |
| Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve... |
65% | 33% | 2% | 32% |
| Alberto Rodríguez Saá Alberto Rodríguez Saá Alberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. In 2007 he was reelected as governor of San Luis Province, Argentina to serve what will be his second term lasting until 2011... |
40% | 46% | 14% | −6% |