What status does Article 129 of the Constitution grant to the City of Buenos Aires?
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Correct answer: D. An autonomous regime with its own faculties of legislation and jurisdiction
- Step 1: The 1994 reform granted CABA autonomous status, ending the appointment of its mayor by the President. Step 2. Citizens elect their own Chief of Government (Jefe de Gobierno) directly. Answer: An autonomous regime with its own faculties of legislation and jurisdiction. Why not the others: CABA enacted its own local Constitution in 1996.
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