%0 Journal Article %T ARGENTINA: DISPERSI¨®N DE LA OPOSICI¨®N Y EL AUGE DE CRISTINA FERN¨¢NDEZ DE KlRCHNER Argentina: Scattered Opposition and the Rise of Cristina Fern¨¢ndez de Kirchner %A GABRIELA CATTERBERG %A VALERIA PALANZA %J Revista de Ciencia Pol¨ªtica %D 2012 %I Pontificia Universidad Cat¨®lica de Chile %X Los a os 2010 y 2011 marcaron un ciclo pol¨ªtico en Argentina. Tras la muerte del ex presidente N¨¦stor Kirchner sobrevino la consolidaci¨®n de Cristina Fern¨¢ndez de Kirchner como l¨ªder de cu o propio, desembocando en una victoria electoral abrumadora a fines del 2011. Algunos cambios, operados a nivel institucional, podr¨ªan transformar el panorama pol¨ªtico de largo plazo. Este trabajo repasa la coyuntura pol¨ªtica, econ¨®mica y social de Argentina durante estos dos a os a la luz de las tendencias observadas en a os anteriores y de determinantes de m¨¢s largo plazo. Se repasan los principales cambios institucionales y de pol¨ªticas p¨²blicas, datos del proceso legislativo, tendencias de la opini¨®n p¨²blica y resultados electorales. A new political cycle characterized the 2010-2011 period in Argentina. The death offormer president N¨¦stor Kirchner was followed by the consolidation of Cristina Kirchner as a leader in her own right, leading to an overwhelming electoral victory in late 2011. Some changes, which occurred at the institutional level, have the potential to transform the political landscape in the long term. This paper reviews the political, economic and social development of Argentina during these two years in light of the trends observed in previous years and longer-term determinants. It reviews the main institutional and policy changes of these years, and highlights the legislative process, public opinion trends, and electoral results. %K Reforma pol¨ªtica %K opini¨®n p¨²blica %K elecciones %K presidencia %K proceso legislativo %K Political reform %K public opinion %K elections %K presidency %K legislative process %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-090X2012000100001