Argentine leader seeks early polls.3/13/2009 8:00:06 PM The president of Argentina The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and has said she will ask congress to move up midterm mid·term n. 1. The middle of an academic term or a political term of office. 2. a. An examination given at the middle of a school or college term. b. midterms A series of such examinations. elections to help confront the economic crisis. Opponents see the surprise move as a government ploy ploy n. An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver: "A typical ploy is to feign illness, procure medicine, then sell it on the black market" to avoid defeat. Cristina Fernandez said on Friday she would send a bill to congress on Monday to change electoral laws to bring forward the ballot to June 28. Elections had been due four months later on October 25. "It would be near suicide to plunge the society into a permanent political debate from now until October when the world's falling apart and the bits could fall everywhere," she said. Critics said the centre-left president wanted to change the election date out of fear her allies in congress would be defeated as the global economic crisis takes its toll on Latin America's third biggest economy. The elections, for half of the lower house and a third of the senate, are a test for Fernandez, who has seen her popularity drop since she succeeded her husband, Nestor Kirchner, as president 15 months ago. 'Weakened position' A farming dispute has weakened her administration and Argentina's economy has been slowing after six years of growth. However, it is yet to suffer the mass layoffs and banking turmoil seen elsewhere. The ruling party holds a majority in congress, but several high-profile figures have crossed the floor in recent months. Some left in protest at the government's handling of the farm conflict over soy export taxes. Critics said the government was trying to cut short opposition efforts to form alliances. Margarita Margarita (märgärē`tä), island, 444 sq mi (1,150 sq km), in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. With many smaller islands it constitutes the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta (1990 pop. 263,748). Stolbizer, a leading opposition figure from the Civic Coalition party, said: "They're clearly trampling on the rules with this decision. "The government has realised it's in a weakened position going into the election." Fernandez's popularity was at 50 per cent when she took office in December 2007. Last month, only 29 per cent of Argentines This is a list of Argentines who are famous or notable. Writers
adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. image of her, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a poll by the Poliarquia consultancy. In another sign of her administration's weakening hold on power, a ruling party alliance was comfortably defeated in local elections in the Andean province of Catamarca on Sunday. Aljazeera.net 2003 - 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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