Argentine Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of the Nation

*Cámara de Diputados de la Nación*
Chamber of Deputies of the Nation ; Cámara de Diputados de la Nación
2023–2025 period
Type
Type	Lower house of the National Congress of Argentina
Term limits	None
Leadership
President	Martín Menem, LLA ; since 10 December 2023
1st Vice President	Cecilia Moreau, UP ; since 10 December 2023
First Minority Leader	Germán Martínez, UP ; since 1 February 2022
Second Minority Leader	Cristian Ritondo, PRO–JxC ; since 10 December 2019
Structure
Seats	257 (List)
Political groups	Government (78) LLA (40); PRO (38); Allies (7) MID (3); Independence (3); CREO (1); Independent (68) UCR (33); HCF (16); IF (8); CC-ARI (6); PSC (2); PyT (2); MPN (1); Opposition (104) UP (99); FIT-U (5);
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation; D'Hondt method
Last election	22 October 2023; (130 seats)
Next election	19 October 2025
Meeting place
	Chamber of Deputies, Congress Palace,; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Website
	hcdn.gob.ar

The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados de la Nación), officially the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation, is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress (Spanish: Congreso de la Nación). It is made up of 257 national deputies who are elected in multi-member constituencies corresponding with the territories of the 23 provinces of Argentina (plus the Federal Capital) by party list proportional representation. Elections to the Chamber are held every two years, so that half of its members are up in each election, making it a rare example of staggered elections used in a lower house.

The Constitution of Argentina lays out certain attributions that are unique to the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber holds exclusive rights to levy taxes; to draft troops; and to accuse the president, cabinet ministers, and members of the Supreme Court before the Senate. Additionally, the Chamber of Deputies receives for consideration bills presented by popular initiative.

The Chamber of Deputies is presided over by the president of the Chamber (Spanish: Presidente de la Cámara), who is deputized by three vice presidents. All of them are elected by the chamber itself.

^ "Con amplio acuerdo de la oposición, Martín Menem fue elegido presidente de la Cámara de Diputados". Infobae.
^ "Jaldo pidió no acompañar el rechazo del peronismo a la ley de Milei y se retobó Yedlin". La Política Online (in Spanish). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[1] "Con amplio acuerdo de la oposición, Martín Menem fue elegido presidente de la Cámara de Diputados". Infobae.

[2] "Jaldo pidió no acompañar el rechazo del peronismo a la ley de Milei y se retobó Yedlin". La Política Online (in Spanish). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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