Buenos Aires Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===21st century=== [[File:Microcentro, Buenos Aires (39921080405).jpg|thumb|left|[[Catalinas Norte]] is an important business complex composed of nineteen commercial office buildings and occupied by numerous leading Argentine companies, foreign subsidiaries, and diplomatic offices. It is located in the [[Buenos Aires Central Business District]].]] In 1996, following the [[1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution|1994 reform of the Argentine Constitution]], the city held its first mayoral elections under the new statutes, with the mayor's title formally changed to "Head of Government". The winner was [[Fernando de la Rúa]], who would later become President of Argentina from 1999 to 2001. De la Rúa's successor, [[Aníbal Ibarra]], won two popular elections, but was [[impeachment|impeached]] (and ultimately deposed on 6 March 2006) as a result of the fire at the [[República Cromañón nightclub fire|República Cromagnon]] nightclub. In the meantime, [[Jorge Telerman]], who had been the acting mayor, was invested with the office. In the 2007 elections, [[Mauricio Macri]] of the [[Republican Proposal]] (PRO) party won the [[Ballotage in Argentina|second-round]] of voting over [[Daniel Filmus]] of the [[Frente para la Victoria]] (FPV) party, taking office on 9 December 2007. In 2011, the elections went to a second round with 60.96 percent of the vote for PRO, compared to 39.04 percent for FPV, thus ensuring Macri's reelection as mayor of the city with [[María Eugenia Vidal]] as deputy mayor.<ref>[http://especiales.perfil.com/elecciones-capital-2011/resultadosjefe.php Elecciones 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081711/http://especiales.perfil.com/elecciones-capital-2011/resultadosjefe.php |date=4 March 2016 }} – Perfil</ref> PRO is established in the most affluent area of the city and in those over fifty years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-87136-2007-06-25.html|title=Página/12 :: El país :: Macri ganó en todos lados, pero en el norte ganó más|access-date=8 August 2021|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808163247/https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-87136-2007-06-25.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2015 elections were the first to use an [[electronic voting]] system in the city, similar to the one used in [[Salta Province]].<ref>[http://www.informatesalta.com.ar/noticia.asp?q=79437 Más de 300 mil porteños probaron ayer el voto electrónico] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622152210/http://informatesalta.com.ar/noticia.asp?q=79437 |date=22 June 2017 }} – InformateSalta, 27 April 2015</ref> In these elections held on 5 July 2015, Macri stepped down as mayor and pursue his [[Argentine general election, 2015|presidential bid]] and [[Horacio Rodríguez Larreta]] took his place as the mayoral candidate for PRO. In the first round of voting, FPV's [[Mariano Recalde]] obtained 21.78% of the vote, while [[Martín Lousteau]] of the ECO party obtained 25.59% and Larreta obtained 45.55%, meaning that the elections went to a second round since PRO was unable to secure the majority required for victory.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1807919-elecciones-portenas-2015-amplio-triunfo-de-horacio-rodriguez-larreta-pero-habria-ballottage-con-martin-lousteau Elecciones porteñas 2015: amplio triunfo de Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, pero habrá ballottage con Martín Lousteau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730150032/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1807919-elecciones-portenas-2015-amplio-triunfo-de-horacio-rodriguez-larreta-pero-habria-ballottage-con-martin-lousteau |date=30 July 2015 }} – La Nacion, 5 July 2015</ref> The second round was held on 19 July 2015 and Larreta obtained 51.6% of the vote, followed closely by Lousteau with 48.4%, thus, PRO won the elections for a third term with Larreta as mayor and [[Diego Santilli]] as deputy. In these elections, PRO was stronger in wealthier northern Buenos Aires, while ECO was stronger in the southern, poorer neighborhoods of the city.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1811251-comparativo-con-la-primera-vuelta-asi-variaron-los-resultados-de-larreta-y-lousteau Mapa de resultados ballottage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723072116/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1811251-comparativo-con-la-primera-vuelta-asi-variaron-los-resultados-de-larreta-y-lousteau |date=23 July 2015 }} – La Nacion, 19 July 2015.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/194350/pros-rodriguez-larreta-elected-buenos-aires-city-mayor-in-tight-runoff|title=PRO's Rodriguez Larreta elected Buenos Aires city mayor in tight runoff|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022141340/http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/194350/pros-rodriguez-larreta-elected-buenos-aires-city-mayor-in-tight-runoff|archive-date=22 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 December 2023, [[Jorge Macri]] of PRO was sworn in as new mayor of Buenos Aires City to succeed outgoing Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta of the same party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jorge Macri sworn in as new mayor of Buenos Aires City {{!}} Buenos Aires Times |url=https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/jorge-macri-sworn-in-as-buenos-aires-mayor-promises-to-revise-urban-code.phtml |work=batimes.com.ar |access-date=6 January 2024 |archive-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106140129/https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/jorge-macri-sworn-in-as-buenos-aires-mayor-promises-to-revise-urban-code.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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