▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Kais ar - i - H ind ▁Medal <0x0A> </s> ▁Argentina ▁held ▁national ▁president ial ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁elections ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Inc umb ent ▁president ▁Crist ina ▁Fernández ▁de ▁Kirch ner ▁of ▁the ▁Front ▁for ▁Vict ory ▁won ▁via ▁lands lide ▁by ▁ 5 4 . 1 1 % ▁of ▁votes ▁against ▁Herm es ▁B inner ▁of ▁Broad ▁Progress ive ▁Front , ▁she ▁also ▁secured ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁office ▁after ▁the ▁Front ▁for ▁Vict ory ▁won ▁just ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Mer cos ur ▁Parliament ari ans ▁were ▁also ▁popular ly ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Another ▁novel ty ▁was ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁open , ▁simultane ous ▁and ▁mand atory ▁prim aries . ▁These ▁took ▁place ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁candidates ▁of ▁each ▁political ▁party ▁or ▁coal ition . ▁ ▁President ial ▁campaign ▁ ▁The ▁nation ' s ▁my ri ad ▁parties ▁for ged ▁seven ▁coal itions , ▁of ▁which ▁five ▁became ▁cont enders ▁for ▁a ▁possible ▁run off ▁election : ▁Front ▁for ▁Vict ory : ▁the ▁r uling ▁party , ▁led ▁by ▁President ▁Crist ina ▁Fernández ▁de ▁Kirch ner , ▁and ▁al lies , ▁including ▁the ▁New ▁Enc ounter . ▁The ▁F p V ▁is ▁mostly ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁center - left ▁Just icial ist ▁Party ▁( P J ) ▁fa ctions ▁that ▁support ▁the ▁current ▁government