[20210929]IF10932_阿根廷：概述.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated September 29, 2021Argentina: An OverviewSituated on the Atlantic coast of South Americas Southern Cone, Argentina has a vibrant democratic tradition and has Latin Americas third-largest economy. U.S.-Argentine relations have been strong in recent years. Figure 1. Map of Argentina Source: CRS. Political and Economic Environment Current President Alberto Fernndez of the center-left Peronist-led Frente de Todos (FdT, Front for All) coalition won the October 2019 presidential election and was inaugurated to a four-year term in December 2019. He defeated incumbent President Mauricio Macri of the center-right Juntos por el Cambio (JC, Together for Change) coalition by a margin of 48.1% to 40.4%. The election also returned to government former President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner, from the leftist wing of the Peronist party, who ran on the FdT ticket as vice president. In concurrent legislative elections, the FdT won a Senate majority, while in the Chamber of Deputies, neither coalition won a majority. Midterm legislative elections for one-third of the Senate and one-half of the Chamber of Deputies are scheduled for November 14, 2021. In the 2019