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Special Report - Dynasties II, 2009 (ISSN 17414474)
ARGENTINA:Provincial barons, and Kirchnerismo
Provincial power
structures in Argentina have traditionally shaped national politics. The
country's federal system, and the dominance since 1946 of the sprawling Partido
Justicialista (PJ, Peronists), has enabled a scattering of influential families
to accumulate enormous power in certain provinces. Since 2003, however,
Argentina's most recent political dynasty - former president Néstor Kirchner
(2003-2007) and his wife and successor, President Cristina Fernández - have made
successive attempts to centralise power. The government's recent defeat in
midterm elections could signal a power shift back towards the regional
chieftains and traditional Peronist party 'barons'.
