Argentina .- The general elections will be held on October 23, with a possible second round on November 20

BUENOS AIRES, 17 May. Argentine general election will be held on October 23, with a possible second round scheduled for 20 November. The primaries will be held on August 14, mandatory for all parties, to be held openly and simultaneously. The president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has been responsible for setting the election schedule by a decree which states that "this year end the mandates of the president, the vice president, half the members of the House of Deputies and senators from the provinces of Buenos Aires, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, San Juan, Santa Cruz and San Luis.

" In the same decree, collected by Telam news agency, ordering the establishment of the Electoral Command, for organizing the elections and ensure their safety. The appointment of members shall be borne by the Ministry of Defence. For its part, the National Electoral Council (CNE) has pointed out that until May 21, see the provisional electoral roll, which is especially important for those first-time voters and those who have moved.

Apart from this calendar, polls on voting intentions brought to the president as a favorite, although not yet announced its intention to apply for re-election. Behind it lie the former president Eduardo Duhalde and Ricardo Alfonsin, also son of former President Raul Alfonsin.

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