Federal intervention
Encyclopedia
Federal intervention is an attribution of the federal government
of Argentina
, by which it takes control of a province
in certain extreme cases. Intervention is declared by the President
with the assent of the National Congress
. Article 6 of the Argentine Constitution
states:
Upon intervention, the branches of the provincial government are dissolved, and the federal government must appoint a new authority (called interventor) who will serve for a short term until the situation is normalized.
The most recent example of intervention took place in 2004, when President Néstor Kirchner
applied it in the province of Santiago del Estero
after a wave of grave accusations against governor Mercedes Aragonés de Juárez and her husband, the local caudillo
Carlos Juárez
.
Government of Argentina
The government of Argentina, functioning within the framework of a federal system, is a presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Argentina is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in both the...
of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, by which it takes control of a province
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
in certain extreme cases. Intervention is declared by the President
President of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
with the assent of the National Congress
Argentine National Congress
The Congress of the Argentine Nation is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies....
. Article 6 of the Argentine Constitution
Constitution of Argentina
The constitution of Argentina is one of the primary sources of existing law in Argentina. Its first version was written in 1853 by a Constitutional Assembly gathered in Santa Fe, and the doctrinal basis was taken in part from the United States Constitution...
states:
The federal government intervenes in the territory of the provinces to guarantee the republicRepublicA republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
an form of government or to repel foreign invasions, and upon request of its authorities created to sustain or re-establish them, if they have been deposed by seditionSeditionIn law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent to lawful authority. Sedition may include any...
or by the invasion of another province.
Upon intervention, the branches of the provincial government are dissolved, and the federal government must appoint a new authority (called interventor) who will serve for a short term until the situation is normalized.
The most recent example of intervention took place in 2004, when President Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
applied it in the province of Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
after a wave of grave accusations against governor Mercedes Aragonés de Juárez and her husband, the local caudillo
Caudillo
Caudillo is a Spanish word for "leader" and usually describes a political-military leader at the head of an authoritarian power. The term translates into English as leader or chief, or more pejoratively as warlord, dictator or strongman. Caudillo was the term used to refer to the charismatic...
Carlos Juárez
Carlos Juárez
Carlos Arturo Juárez was an Argentine politician, Justicialist Party governor or ruler by proxy of Santiago del Estero Province over a 55-year period, leading to his description as a caudillo....
.
See also
- De facto Federal Interventor of CórdobaDe facto Federal Interventor of CórdobaThe De facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba was the person appointed to manage the province of Córdoba by one of the many military governments in Argentina following federal intervention...
- President's rulePresident's rulePresident's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule...