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{{Infobox presidential government
| government_name  = Government of Argentina
| nativename       = Gobierno de Argentina
| image            = Coat of arms of Argentina.svg 
| image_size       = 100px
| caption          = [[Coat of arms of Argentina|Coat of arms]]
| date             = {{start date and age|1810}}
| jurisdiction     = Argentina
| url              = {{URL|casarosada.gob.ar}}
| legislature      = [[National Congress of Argentina|National Congress]]
| meeting_place    = [[Palace of the Argentine National Congress|Palace of the Congress]]
| leader_title     = [[President of Argentina|President]]
| headquarters     = {{lang|es|[[Casa Rosada]]}}
| main_organ       = [[Ministries of the Argentine Republic|Cabinet of Ministers]]
| departments      = 8
| court            = [[Supreme Court of Argentina|Supreme Court]]
| seat             = [[Palace of Justice of the Argentine Nation|Palace of Justice]]
|document          = [[Constitution of Argentina|Constitution]]
}}
{{Politics of Argentina}}
The '''government of Argentina''',  within the framework of a [[federal system]], is a [[presidential system|presidential]] [[Representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[republic]]. The [[president of Argentina]] is both [[head of state]] and [[head of government]]. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the president. [[Legislative power]] is vested in the [[Argentine National Congress|National Congress]]. The [[Judiciary]] is independent from the Executive and from the Legislature, and is vested in the [[Supreme Court of Argentina|Supreme Court]] and the lower national tribunals. From the own government is also called '''Presidency of the Nation''' ({{langx|es|Presidencia de la Nación|links=no}}).

==Executive branch==
{{see also|Ministries of the Argentine Republic}} 
The current composition of the executive branch includes solely the [[President of Argentina|president]], who is the [[head of state]] and is formally given the power over the administration to follow through with the interests of the nation. The president is also the chief of the [[Argentine Armed Forces]].

The president and the [[List of vice presidents of Argentina|vice president]] are elected through [[universal suffrage]] by the nation. The [[1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution|constitutional reform of 1994]] introduced a ''two-round system'', more popularly known in the country as [[ballotage]], by which the winning presidential ticket has to receive either more than 45% of the overall valid votes, or at least 40% of it and a 10% lead over the runner-up. In any other case, the two leading tickets get to face a second round whose victor will be decided by a simple majority. This mechanism was not necessary in the [[1995 Argentine general election|1995 election]], when it could have first come into use, nor in the ones in [[1999 Argentine general election|1999]], [[2007 Argentine general election|2007]], [[2011 Argentine general election|2011]], and [[2019 Argentine general election|2019]]. However, it was instrumental in the selection of [[Néstor Kirchner]] in [[2003 Argentine general election|2003]], of [[Mauricio Macri]] in [[2015 Argentine general election|2015]], and, most recently, of [[Javier Milei]] in [[2023 Argentine general election|2023]].

The cabinet of ministers is appointed by the president, but is not technically part of the executive power.<ref>{{Cite book|publisher=IBP, Inc.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s7efBQAAQBAJ&q=The+cabinet+of+ministers+is+appointed+by+the+president%2C+but+is+not+technically+part+of+the+Executive+Power&pg=PA33|title=Argentina Constitution and Citizenship Laws Handbook: Strategic Information and Basic Laws|date=2013-04-04|isbn=978-1-4387-7842-6|language=en}}</ref> The vice president belongs to the legislative branch, since they also hold the presidency of the senate.

=== Current presidency ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! width=" %" | Portfolio
! colspan="2" | Incumbent
! Since
! colspan="2" | Party
! colspan="2" | Coalition
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[President of Argentina|President]]
| [[File:Mattarella_Milei_2024_(cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Javier Milei]]
| 10 December 2023
| style="background:{{party color|La Libertad Avanza}};"|
| [[Libertarian Party (Argentina)|Libertarian Party]]
| style="background:{{party color|La Libertad Avanza}};"|
| [[La Libertad Avanza|Freedom Advances]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Vice President of Argentina|Vice President]]
| [[File:Villarruel_and_Richardson_(cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Victoria Villarruel]]
| 10 December 2023
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Argentina)}};"|
| [[Democratic Party (Argentina)|Democratic Party]]
| style="background:{{party color|La Libertad Avanza}};"|
| [[La Libertad Avanza|Freedom Advances]]
|}

=== Current ministries ===
{{As of|2025|7}}:
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! width=| Portfolio
! colspan="2" | Incumbent
! Since
! colspan="2" | Party
! colspan="2" | Coalition
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers]]
| [[File:Guillermo Francos (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Guillermo Francos]]
| 28 May 2024
|colspan="2"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|La Libertad Avanza}}"|
|[[La Libertad Avanza|Freedom Advances]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship|Ministry of Foreign Affairs,<br> International Trade and Worship]]
| [[file:Gerardo_Werthein_(2025)_(cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Gerardo Werthein]]
| October 2024
| colspan="4"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Ministry of Defense (Argentina)|Ministry of Defense]]
| [[File:Luis Petri (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Luis Petri]]
| 10 December 2023
| style="background:{{party color|Radical Civic Union}};"|
| [[Radical Civic Union]]
| style="background:{{party color|Juntos por el Cambio}};"|
| [[Juntos por el Cambio|Together for Change]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Ministry of Economy (Argentina)|Ministry of Economy]]
| [[File:Luis Caputo 2023 (cropped).jpg|85px]]
| [[Luis Caputo]]
| 10 December 2023
| style="background:{{party color|Republican Proposal}};"|
| [[Republican Proposal]]
| style="background:{{party color|Juntos por el Cambio}};"|
| [[Juntos por el Cambio|Together for Change]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Argentina)|Ministry of Justice]]
| [[file:Cuneolibaronadip_(cropped).jpg|85px]]
| [[Mariano Cúneo Libarona]]
| 10 December 2023
| colspan="4"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Ministry of Security (Argentina)|Ministry of Security]]
| [[File:Avelluto y Bullrich abrieron el Curso sobre Protección del Patrimonio Cultural - 26985391441 (cropped).jpg|85px]]
| [[Patricia Bullrich]]
| 10 December 2023
| style="background:{{party color|Republican Proposal}};"|
| [[Republican Proposal]]
| style="background:{{party color|Juntos por el Cambio}};"|
| [[Juntos por el Cambio|Together for Change]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Ministry of Health (Argentina)|Ministry of Health]]
| [[File:Mario Lugones 2025 (cropped).jpg|85px]]
| Mario Lugones 
| 26 September 2024
| colspan="4"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Ministry of Human Capital (Argentina)|Ministry of Human Capital]]
| [[File:Sandra Pettovello (cropped).jpg|85px]]
| [[Sandra Pettovello]]
| 10 December 2023
| style="background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Argentina)}};"|
| [[Union of the Democratic Centre (Argentina)|Union of the Democratic Centre]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|La Libertad Avanza}}"|
|[[La Libertad Avanza|Freedom Advances]]
|-
! style="text-align:center" | [[Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation|Ministry of Deregulation <br>and State Transformation]]
| [[File:Federico Sturzenegger.JPG|85px]]
| [[Federico Sturzenegger]]
| 5 July 2024
| style="background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Argentina)}};"|
| [[Union of the Democratic Centre (Argentina)|Union of the Democratic Centre]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|La Libertad Avanza}}"|
|[[La Libertad Avanza|Freedom Advances]]
|}

==Legislative branch==
[[File:Palacio_del_Congreso_in_Buenos_Aires_(6370115601).jpg|thumb|Palace of the Argentine National Congress, seat of the Legislature]]
The [[Argentine National Congress|National Congress]] ({{langx|es|Congreso Nacional}}) constitutes the legislative branch of government. The Congress consists of the [[Argentine Senate|Senate]] (72 seats), presided by the Vice-President of the Nation, and the [[Argentine Chamber of Deputies|Chamber of Deputies]] (257 seats), currently presided by [[Julián Domínguez]], deputy for [[Buenos Aires province]]. Senators stay in office for six years, and deputies, for four.

Each of the [[Provinces of Argentina|Provinces]] and the [[Buenos Aires|Autonomous City of Buenos Aires]] elect deputies and senators directly. Deputies are representatives of the whole people of the Nation, while Senators represent their districts. Each district elects a number of deputies roughly proportional to their overall population by [[proportional representation]], and three senators: two for the majority, and one for the first minority. Members of both chambers are allowed indefinite re-elections.

Every two years, each of the 24 electoral districts (the twenty-three Provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires) elects one half of their lower chamber representatives. Districts with an odd number of Deputies elect one more or one fewer of them on each election. As for the Senators, the twenty-four districts are divided into three groups consisting of eight districts. Every two years all eight districts of one of those groups elect all their three senators, assigning two of them from the party that obtains the majority, and one from the first minority party. Six years later, the same group of districts will hold its next senatorial elections.

==Judiciary branch==
[[Image:Palacio de justicia.JPG|thumb|Main building of the Argentine Supreme Court]]
The Judiciary Branch is composed of federal judges and others with different jurisdictions and of a [[Supreme Court of Argentina|Supreme Court]] with nine members (one President, one Vice President, and seven Ministers), appointed by the President with approval of the Senate, who may be deposed by Congress. As of December 2015 there are six vacancies, which then President Kirchner stated she did not intend to fill.

* President of the Supreme Court: Dr. [[Horacio Rosatti]]
* Vice-President of the Supreme Court: Dr. [[Carlos Rosenkrantz]]
* Minister of the Court: Dr. [[Juan Carlos Maqueda]]
* Minister of the Court: Dr. [[Ricardo Lorenzetti]]

==Provincial and municipal governments==
{{Further|Administrative divisions of Argentina}}

Argentina is divided into 23 districts called [[provinces of Argentina|Provinces]] and one [[Autonomous city|autonomous district]], which hosts the national capital, the Autonomous City of [[Buenos Aires]] (which is [[Greater Buenos Aires|conurbated]] into the [[Buenos Aires Province|province of Buenos Aires]]). Each of the provinces has its own constitution, laws, authorities, form of government, etc., though these must first and foremost comply with the [[Constitution of Argentina|national constitution]] and laws.

The government of each province has three branches. The Executive, Legislative and Judiciary. The Executive branch is led by a [[List of Governors in Argentina|governor]]. The Legislative Branch may be organized as a [[unicameralism|unicameral]] or a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] system, i.e:, with either one or two chambers or houses; currently, eight of the 24 provinces has a bicameral legislature.<ref>Malamud, Andrés and Martín Costanzo (2010) "[http://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/11915 Bicameralismo subnacional: el caso argentino en perspectiva comparada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113161734/https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/11915 |date=13 January 2021 }}". In: Igor Vivero Ávila (ed.), Democracia y reformas políticas en México y América Latina (pp. 219–246). Mexico: M. A. Porrúa.</ref>

Each province, except for [[Buenos Aires Province]], is divided into districts called [[departments of Argentina|department]]s (''departamentos''). Departments are merely administrative divisions; they do not have governing structures or authorities of their own.  They are in turn divided into [[municipality|municipalities]] (cities, towns and villages). Each province has its own naming conventions and government systems for different kinds of municipalities. For example, [[Córdoba Province, Argentina|Córdoba Province]] has ''municipios'' (cities) and ''comunas'' (towns); [[Santa Fe Province]] further distinguishes between first- and second- tier ''municipios''; [[Chaco Province]] refers to every populated center as ''municipios'', in three categories.

The Province of Buenos Aires has a different system. Its territory is divided into 134 districts called ''[[Partidos of Buenos Aires|partido]]s'', each of which usually contains several cities and towns.

Regardless of the province, each department/partido has a head town (''cabecera''), often though not necessarily the largest urban center, and in some provinces often named the same as their parent district.

Municipalities are ruled by mayors, usually called [[Intendant#Argentina|Intendant]] (''intendente'') in the case of cities and towns (the larger categories). A city has a legislative body called the Deliberative Council (''Concejo Deliberante''). The smaller towns have simpler systems, often ruled by commissions presided by a [[communal president]] (''presidente communal'') or a similarly named authority.

[[Buenos Aires]] city, seat of the National Government, was declared an [[autonomous city]] by the [[1994 reform of the Argentine Constitution|1994 constitutional reform]]. Its mayor, formerly chosen by the [[President of Argentina|President of the Republic]], is now elected by the people, and receives the title of [[List of mayors and chiefs of government of Buenos Aires|Chief of Government]] (''Jefe de Gobierno''). Other than that, Buenos Aires, as the provinces, has its own Legislative Branch (a unicameral Legislature) and elect [[Chamber of Deputies of Argentina|deputies]] and [[Argentine Senate|senators]] as representatives to the [[Argentine National Congress|National Congress]].

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060222111756/http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Constitutions/Argentina/argen94.html Text of the Constitution]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.csjn.gov.ar Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina]

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