Midterm elections are held in Argentina every two years and with them half the Chamber of Deputies and a third of the Senate are renewed. Even though the implication of these polls is legislative, they are usually construed as the most reliable indication as to the approval or disapproval of an administration, acting almost as a referendum on the President’s time in office to date.
Nationwide representatives will be defined tomorrow, but in the 14 provinces which did not split their elections, provincial and municipal legislators will also be elected, in addition to the case of Santiago del Estero, which will also elect a governor.
On this occasion, 127 lawmakers will be renewed in the Lower House, as well as 24 in the Upper House. All provinces are electing deputies, but not senators, which will only be renewed in Salta, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Entre Ríos, Neuquén, Ríos Negro, Tierra del Fuego & Islas del Atlántico Sur and Buenos Aires City.
Argentina’s lower house Chamber of Deputies comprises 257 members and the Senate consists of 72. In each of them, the seats of legislators expire after terms of four and six years respectively.
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