2023 in Argentina explained

Incumbents

President: Alberto Fernández (until December 10) – Javier Milei (starting December 10)
Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (until December 10) – Victoria Villarruel (starting December 10)

Governors

Vice Governors

Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Verónica Magario
Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Rubén Dusso
Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Analía Rach Quiroga
Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Canteros
Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: María Laura Stratta
Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Eber Wilson Solís
Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Haquim
Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Mariano Fernández
Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Florencia López
Vice Governor of Mendoza Province: Mario Abed
Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Carlos Omar Arce
Vice Governor of Neuquén Province: Marcos Koopmann
Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Alejandro Palmieri
Vice Governor of Salta Province: Antonio Marocco
Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Roberto Gattoni
Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Eduardo Mones Ruiz
Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eugenio Quiroga
Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Alejandra Rodenas
Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Silva Neder
Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Mónica Urquiza

Events

Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
6 March: Argentine president Alberto Fernández announces the deployment of hundreds of federal security forces to the city of Rosario after an increase in violence between rival drug gangs.^[1]
22 March: Argentine mathematician Luis Caffarelli wins this year's Abel Prize "for his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary problems and the Monge–Ampère equation". He becomes the first Latin American to win this prize.^[2]
2 June: Disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowksi.^[3]
13 August: Argentines vote in the primaries before the October general election.^[4]
22 October: Argentines vote for their new president.^[5]
23 October: Argentina has their first round of the two-round system, leaving Sergio Massa and Javier Milei for the second round with ~36% and ~30% of the votes respectively.^[6]
29 October: 2023 Argentine general election^[7] ^[8]
19 November: Javier Milei won Argentina's presidential election.
10 December: Inauguration of Javier Milei: Javier Milei is sworn in as the President of Argentina.
16 December: At least 13 people are killed after a thunderstorm strikes Bahía Blanca.^[9]
20 December: Argentine monetary crisis: Argentine president Javier Milei announces a series of economic deregulation measures, targeting over 300 regulations including property and labor laws, to address the crisis.^[10]
26 December: The administration of Argentina's new President Javier Milei says the government will not renew contracts for more than 5,000 employees hired this year before he took office, as part of plans for cutbacks to the government.^[11]
27 December: Thousands of union members and activists in Argentina protest a decree from President Javier Milei imposing deregulation and austerity measures meant to revive the country's economy.^[12]
29 December: Argentine president Javier Milei sends a letter to BRICS, rejecting the bloc's invitation for Argentina to join.^[13]

Notes and References

Web site: 2023-03-07 . Argentina boosts security forces in violence-plagued Rosario . 2023-03-08 . AP NEWS . en.
Web site: The Messi of maths: Argentinian Luis Caffarelli wins Abel prize Mathematics The Guardian . 2023-04-05 . amp.theguardian.com.
Web site: Benavides . Sofía . 2023-06-15 . Caso Cecilia Strzyzowski: qué pasó con ella y cómo va la investigación . 2023-12-01 . CNN . es.
Web site: Argentina Polls: Country set for primary vote with ruling Peronists fighting for survival . 2023-08-13 . WION . 13 August 2023 . en-us.
News: Misculin . Nicolás . 2023-10-22 . Crisis-hit Argentina votes, with radical front-runner in spotlight . en . Reuters . 2023-10-22.
Web site: Chen . Abel Alvarado,Stefano Pozzebon,Esteban Campanela,Karol Suarez,Heather . 2023-10-22 . Argentina presidential election heading to run-off with Massa leading Milei . 2023-10-23 . CNN . en.
Web site: Argentina's opposition wins legislative polls ahead of 2023 election. 2022-02-12. www.efe.com. en.
Web site: de 2021. 20 de Diciembre. Alberto Fernández volvió a pedir una PASO para 2023: "No voy a priorizar mi interés sino el del Frente de Todos". 2022-02-12. infobae. 21 December 2021 . es-ES.
Web site: Orie . Amarachi . 2023-12-17 . At least 13 killed by intense storm in Argentina . 2023-12-18 . CNN . en.
Web site: 2023-12-21 . Argentina's Milei orders major deregulation of economy . 2023-12-21 . France 24 . en.
Web site: 2023-12-26 . Argentina's new president lays off 5,000 government employees hired in 2023, before he took office . 2023-12-27 . AP News . en.
Web site: 2023-12-27 . Argentina's unions take to the streets to protest president's cutbacks, deregulation and austerity . 2023-12-28 . AP News . en.
Web site: 2023-12-29 . El gobierno de Javier Milei oficializó que la Argentina no entrará a los Brics . 2023-12-29 . LA NACION . es.