Argentina Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Buenos Aires
coordinate geografiche: 34 36 S, 58 40 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends third Saturday in March; note - a new policy of daylight saving time was initiated by the government on 30 December 2007

Indipendenza

9 Luglio 1816 (from Spain)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Rivoluzione, 25 Maggio (1810)

Costituzione

1 Maggio 1853; amended many times starting in 1860

Suffragio

18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (da allora 10 December 2007); Vice Presidente Julio COBOS (da allora 10 December 2007); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (da allora 10 December 2007); Vice Presidente Julio COBOS (da allora 10 December 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 28 October 2007 (next election to be held in 2011)
election results: Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER elected president; percent of vote - Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER 45%, Elisa CARRIO 23%, Roberto LAVAGNA 17%, Alberto Rodriguez SAA 8%