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Argentina is composed of 22 provinces, one federal district (Buenos Aires), and one national territory (Tierra del Fuego). It is governed by the 1853 constitution as modified in 1898 and amended in 1994. It has a federal system of government. Beginning with the 1995 elections, the president and vice president are elected by popular vote for four-year terms and can be reelected once. The popularly elected bicameral national congress is composed of 72 senators (three from each province, the federal district, and the national territory), who serve six-year terms, and 257 deputies (based on proportional representation), who serve four-year terms. The supreme court of justice, the nation's highest court, has nine members. Each province has its own elected governor and legislature and its own judicial system. The chief political parties of Argentina are the Justicialist party (Peronista), the Radical Civic Union, the Union of the Democratic Center, and the Frepaso party.
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