2019 Argentine general election facts for kids

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2019 Argentine general election

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Opinion polls
Registered	33,858,733
Turnout	81.31%
Nominee Alberto Fernández Mauricio Macri Roberto Lavagna Party Justicialist Party Republican Proposal Independent Alliance Everyone’s Front Together for Change Home state City of Buenos Aires City of Buenos Aires City of Buenos Aires Running mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Miguel Ángel Pichetto Manuel Urtubey States carried 18 5 + CABA 0 Popular vote 12,945,990 10,811,345 1,649,315 Percentage 48.24% 40.28% 6.14%
President before election Mauricio Macri Cambiemos-PRO Elected President Alberto Fernández FDT-PJ

General elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2019, to elect the president of Argentina, members of the national congress and the governors of most provinces.

Former Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández of the Justicialist Party won the presidency, and incumbent president Mauricio Macri lost his re-election bid for a second term. Macri became the first incumbent president in Argentine history to be defeated in his reelection bid.

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In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Argentina de 2019 para niños