1997 Argentine legislative election

none Argentina 1995 1999 127 of the 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 79.63% 26 October 1997 yes Alliance for Work, Justice and Education 46.94 45 63 Justicialist Party 36.37 66 50 Action for the Republic 3.84 New 3 Republican Force 1.43 1 2 Democratic Party 1.32 1 2 New Party 1.30 New 2 Democratic Progressive Party 0.92 1 1 Development and Justice Party 0.45 New 1 Autonomist–Liberal–PDP–UCEDE 0.45 3 1 Neuquén People's Movement 0.25 1 1 Fuegian People's Movement 0.06 1 1 Mapa de las elecciones legislativas de Argentina de 1997.png 1 Results by province Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 26 October 1997. The elections were only the second time the peronist Justicialist Party had been defeated since 1985, although the party still maintained control of the Congress. Background President Carlos Menem, who successfully campaigned to have the Argentine Constitution amended in 1994 largely for the sake of being eligible for a second term in office, won the 1995 election in a landslide. The clouds of recession gathered immediately, however, as Argentine business confidence struggled following the shock of the Mexican peso crisis. Unemployment in Argentina, already higher as a result of a wave of imports and sharp gains in productivity after 1990, leapt from 12% to 18% in the first half of 1995 and, as Argentines geared for the 1997 parliamentary mid-term elections two years later, the figure remained around 15% and wages, frozen at their 1994 level. The party was also divided on how to respond to President Menem. The CGT labor union, traditionally an important souce of support for the Justicialists, joined smaller unions, left-wing activists and the FrePaSo, who finished second in the 1995 elections, in a series of general strikes beginning in August 1996. Economic problems also led to a sudden increase in crime, particularly property crime, even during the vigorous recovery during 1996–97. Menem's erstwhile "ace of spades," Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo, whose Convertibility Plan was lauded as the reason behind the "Argentine miracle" between 1991 and 1994 (in which the economy, following 16 years of zero growth, expanded by a third), became unpopular during the recession and strained relations with the President after publicly denouncing the influence of "mafias" within the administration. Cavallo was acrimoniously dismissed by the President in July 1996; but the January 1997 murder of Noticias newsmagazine photojournalist José Luis Cabezas and the subsequent implication of transport magnate Alfredo Yabrán in the crime lent credence to Cavallo's accusations and cost the ruling Justicialist Party further approval. Following the UCR's poor performance in the 1995 elections, former president and UCR leader Raúl Alfonsín negotiated an alliance with the center-left FrePaSo. Although the UCR and FrePaSo ran on separate slates in several provinces, including Córdoba, the Alliance won a majority of congressional seats in 13 of the 23 provinces and in the city of Buenos Aires. The results represented a setback for supporters of President Carlos Menem within the Justicialist Party and in wider Argentine politics.Todo Argentina: 1996Todo Argentina: 1997 Results Won Total File:Elecciones legislativas de Argentina de 1997.svg Alliance for Work, Justice and Education 8097301 63 114 Justicialist Party 6274385 50 118 Action for the Republic 662403 3 3 Republican Force 247129 2 3 Democratic Party 228291 2 3 New Party 223668 2 2 United Left 183132 0 0 Democratic Progressive Party 159035 1 2 Movement for Dignity and Independence 158380 0 0 Workers' Party 152345 0 0 Humanist Party 122777 0 0 Open Politics for Social Integrity es Política Abierta para la Integridad Social 121128 0 0 Union of the Democratic Centre 94845 0 3 Development and Justice Party 77476 1 1 Autonomist–Liberal–PDP–UCEDE 77228 1 3 United People 73436 0 0 Authentic Socialist Party 60470 0 0 Resistance Front 42738 0 0 Neuquén People's Movement 42701 1 2 Social Progress Party (Argentina) es Partido Progreso Social Social Progress Party 25863 0 0 Retirees' Front 19037 0 0 Chaco Action es Acción Chaqueña 18951 0 0 Socialist Workers' Party 16743 0 0 Fuegian People's Movement 10740 1 2 Chubut Action Party es Partido Acción Chubutense 8863 0 0 Institutional Action 7739 0 0 Jujuy People's Movement es Movimiento Popular Jujeño 7681 0 1 Social Unity Movement 6952 0 0 Democratic Party of San Luis es Partido Demócrata de San Luis Liberal Democratic Party 6013 0 0 Civic Action Movement 5521 0 0 La Rioja Provincial Defense 4350 0 0 Popular Line Movement es Movimiento Línea Popular 3200 0 0 Provincial Defence–White Flag es Defensa Provincial-Bandera Blanca 2734 0 0 Independent Call 2492 0 0 Río Gallegos Neighborhood Movement for Santa Cruz 2251 0 0 Salta Solidarity Front 1915 0 0 Opposition Front 1571 0 0 958676 262219 23198858 Ministry of the Interior,https://www.mininterior.gov.ar/asuntos_politicos_y_alectorales/dine/infogral/RESULTADOS%20HISTORICOS/1997.pdf Elecciones Nacionales ESCRUTINIO DEFINITIVO 1997 Ministry of the Interior PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20160323030029/http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/asuntos_politicos_y_alectorales/dine/infogral/RESULTADOS%20HISTORICOS/1997.pdf 23 March 2016 DINEhttps://recorriendo.elecciones.gob.ar/diputados1997.html#/ Recorriendo las Elecciones de 1983 a 2013 Dirección Nacional Electoral 2021-01-03 2022-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20220618191557/https://recorriendo.elecciones.gob.ar/diputados1997.html#/ dead References Category:Legislative elections in Argentina Argentina Legislative Category:Presidency of Carlos Menem