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[[Ángel Maza]], the elected governor of La Rioja, was allied with Menem, and had campaigned for him. However, weak provincial finances forced Maza to switch his support to Kirchner, which weakened Menem's influence even further.<ref>Giraudy, p. 107</ref> In June 2004 Menem announced that he had founded a new faction within the Partido Justicialista, called "People's Peronism". He announced his intention to run in the [[2007 Argentine general election|2007 election]]. In 2005, the press reported that he was trying to form an alliance with his former minister of economy Cavallo to fight in the parliamentary elections. Menem said that there had been only preliminary conversations and an alliance did not result. In [[Elections in Argentina, 2005|the 23 October 2005 elections]], Menem won the minority seat in the Senate representing his province of birth. The two seats allocated to the majority were won by President Kirchner's faction, locally led by Ángel Maza.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/133206/argentina/menem-sufriodura-derrota-rioja.html|title= Menem sufrió una dura derrota en La Rioja|trans-title= Menem suffered a hard setback in La Rioja|language= es|date= 25 October 2005|publisher= La Gaceta|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref>
Menem ran for [[Governor of La Rioja]] in August 2007, but was defeated. He finished in third place with about 22% of the vote.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/20/america/LA-POL-Argentina-Menem.php "Former Argentine President Menem loses gubernatorial race"], Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), 20 August 2007</ref> This was viewed as a catastrophic defeat, signaling the end of his political dominance in [[La Rioja Province, Argentina|La Rioja]]. It was the first time in 30 years that Menem had lost an election. Following this defeat in his home province, he withdrew his candidacy for president. At the end of 2009 he announced that he intended to run for the presidency again in the 2011 elections.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1215847 |title=Menem se anota en la pelea presidencial |trans-title= Menem signs for the presidential fight|language= es|date= 27 December 2009|newspaper=La Nación |access-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> but ran for a new term as a senator instead.<ref>{{cite web
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===Foreign honours===
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**[[File:MY Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (Crown of the Realm) - DMN.svg|70px]] Honorary Recipient of the [[Order of the Crown of the Realm]] (1991).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/1991.pdf|title=Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1991.|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123142924/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/1991.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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**[[File:Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay - ribbon bar.gif|70x70px]] [[Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay]] (1994).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Resolución N° 1137/994|url=https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/resoluciones/1137-1994|access-date=26 November 2020|website=www.impo.com.uy}}</ref>
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