2017 Argentine legislative election

The elections took place during the presidency of Mauricio Macri whose Cambiemos coalition also governed the City of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province. As Cambiemos was a new coalition with few noteworthy political figures, several members of the cabinet were asked to resign from their positions and run for Congress in their respective districts instead.[3]

Peronist factions were divided in two main groups; the Citizen's Unity, led by the former president Cristina Kirchner, led the parliamentary opposition to Macri's administration.[4] Another group was composed of politicians from the Justicialist Party and the Renewal Front.[5]

The timetable for the different national electoral acts was established on the following dates:

• 25 April: Closure of the provisional electoral register.
• 5 May: Publication of the provisional electoral register.
• 20 May: Deadline to correct the electoral register.
• 14 June: Deadline to register the alliances.
• 24 June: Deadline to register the pre-nominations for the primary elections (PASO).
• 14 July: Beginning of the electoral campaign for the PASO and publication of the definitive electoral register.
• 21 July: Beginning of the prohibition of the broadcast of advertisements to capture the vote.
• 29 July: Beginning of the prohibition of public acts (inaugurations, announcements) by the government until the PASO.
• 11 August: Beginning of the election silence.
• 13 August: Primary elections (PASO).
• 17 September: Start of the election campaign for the national elections.
• 27 September: Beginning of the prohibition to broadcast advertising to capture the vote.
• 7 October: Beginning of the prohibition of public acts (inaugurations, announcements) by the government, until the elections.
• 14 October: Beginning of the prohibition to publish opinion polls.
• 20 October: Beginning of the election silence.
• 22 October: National legislative elections.