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Congreso de la nación (National Congress), Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies)

The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline

Women in parliament
42.41%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
32.68%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
1
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs

This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.

Innovation stories

Argentina: First steps towards an AI driven Chamber of Deputies

The CIP team spoke to Germán Tarasewiez, Director of Innovation, Planning and New Technologies at the Argentinian Chamber of Deputies. We discussed how the Chamber’s first steps with AI have supported parliamentary work. And the initial experience has now developed into more complex projects.
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Modernization in the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina: the road towards an open, innovative and plural Congress

Innovation becomes established in parliaments through different institutional mechanisms. The Directorate for Modernization, Innovation and Institutional Strengthening in the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina was initially conceived as a consultative space to promote more transparency and citizen participation. It gradually consolidated its status as the driving force behind the Chamber's innovative thinking and implementation, and was in the frontline of the response to COVID-19.
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Related news

Press releases
poland protest

Women MPs: Some progress but prominent figures quitting

According to the IPU’s latest Women in Parliament 2023 report, the global proportion of MPs who are women has inched up to 26.9%, based on elections and appointments that took place in 2023. This represents an increase of 0.4 percentage
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News in brief
Group photo

IPU wraps up the P20

In the run-up to the G20 Summit, Speakers of Parliament from the 20 leading economies of the world have committed to working together to address challenges such as the future of work, financing development, the fight against corruption, the empowerment of women and youth, education, and a renewed commitment to multilateralism.
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Voices
Lucila Crexell

VIDEO: Lucila Crexell, Argentinian MP, on parliament's role in achieving the SDGs

Lucila Crexell, Argentinian MP, explains what the Argentinian Parliament is doing to achieve the SDGs and the importance of focusing on all the Goals. She was at the Parliamentary side event at the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable
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Press releases

IPU Jubilant at Justice for Tortured Argentinian MPs after nearly 40 years

Read this press release at http://archive.ipu.org/press-e/pressrelease201307081.htm
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Case studies

Case studies
Escazu

The Escazú Agreement: Enhancing public participation on environmental matters in Argentina

Latin America has a wealth of vital natural resources, but it also struggles with deforestation, rapid biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change. In an era of escalating environmental challenges, this puts it on the front line of the battle for
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Related events

Annual session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO

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Recent human rights cases

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