National Congress of Argentina

Argentine National Congress
Argentine National Congress
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; Chamber of Deputies
Leadership
President of the Senate &; Vice President	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Frente de Todos ; since Dec 10, 2019
Provisional President of the Senate	Claudia Ledesma Abdala, Frente de Todos ; since 10 Dec 2019
President; of the Chamber of Deputies	Sergio Massa, Frente de Todos ; since Dec 10, 2019
Structure
Seats	72 Senators (List) ; 257 Deputies (List)
Senate political groups	Government (35) Frente de Todos (35); Independents (3) Misiones (1); JSRN (1); HPC (1); Opposition (34) JxC (33); Mediar (1);
Chamber of Deputies political groups	Government (118) Frente de Todos (118); Independents (15) Federal (8); United Provinces (5); SER (1); Opposition (124) JxC (116); FIT–U (4); Avanza Libertad (2); Libertad Avanza (2);
Elections
Senate last election	14 November 2021
Chamber of Deputies last election	14 November 2021
Senate next election	2023
Chamber of Deputies next election	2023
Website
	Congreso de la Nación (in Spanish)

The Congress of the Argentine Nation is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. It has two parts. There is a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies.

The Congress is in charge of setting taxes and customs. These must be the same across the country.^[1] It rules the Central Bank of Argentina,^[2] manages internal and external debt payment,^[3] and the value of national currency^[4] (currently the Argentine peso).

References

↑ Argentine Constitution, art. 75, i. 1, 2 and 3
↑ Argentine Constitution, art. 75, i.6
↑ Argentine Constitution, art. 75, i.7
↑ Argentine Constitution, art. 75, i.11

Coordinates: 34°36′34.75″S 58°23′33.29″W / 34.6096528°S 58.3925806°W / -34.6096528; -58.3925806

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[1] Argentine Constitution, art. 75, i. 1, 2 and 3

[2] Argentine Constitution, art. 75, i.6

[3] Argentine Constitution, art. 75, i.7

[4] Argentine Constitution, art. 75, i.11

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