Pact of Olivos

Pact of Olivos ( Pacto de Olivos ) term for a number of agreements that were made in 1993 between the former Argentine president Raúl Alfonsín and the then president Carlos Menem. The name is the place Olivos in the province of Buenos Aires, where the residence of the President is located and where the negotiations took place.

After the victory of Peronists in the general election of 1993, the discussion about the candidacy of Carlos Menem for a second term, which is a constitutional amendment necessitated because the former Constitution did not allow the re-election of the President began. In negotiations between the leaders of the two major parties, located in the opposition Radical Civic Union ( UCR) and the ruling Peronist party was a second and only other candidate of the incumbent president conceded at the same time shortening the term of office from 6 to 4 years. In return, the government party gave its agreement to the autonomous status of the city of Buenos Aires, to the creation of a supreme judicial council, for the election of three senators per district and the appointment of heads of cabinet. Under these agreements, a constitutional reform was decided the following year and in 1995 was Carlos Menem re-elected for a second term.

• Argentine history ( 20th century)
• Policy in 1993