Argentina's First Lady To Run for Presidency
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BUENOS AIRES, July 1 -- Argentine President NÃÂ©stor Kirchner will not run for reelection in October, but his wife, Cristina FernÃÂ¡ndez de Kirchner, will run for the office, government officials announced Sunday.
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She met her future husband while studying law and joined him as he rose from governor of a small state to the presidency. A powerful first lady and senator in her own right, she's now campaigning hard to be the first woman elected president of her country.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe&#39;s ruling ZANU-PF confirmed the first woman to become his deputy on Saturday, putting her on course to succeed Mugabe when he eventually retires in 2008.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader, after easily winning a presidential vote largely centered on her husband's economic successes.
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A senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling  ZANU-PF party, Simba Makoni, said on Tuesday he will run for  president in the March 29 election in what could be the first  major internal challenge to Robert Mugabe in 20 years.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner won Argentina's election on Sunday to become the country's first elected woman president, television exit polls showed.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader, but her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, is expected to stay active behind the scenes.
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President Nestor Kirchner and his wife are poised to launch a new political dynasty Sunday in an election that promises to replace him with her.
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Argentina's president-elect Cristina Kirchner outlines her priorities, include pushing for more regional integration.
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The second and final round of voting for a new mayor is to take place in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires.
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It seems increasingly likely that President NÃ©stor Kirchner will not seek a second term but rather let his wife become the Peronist candidate.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared victory in Argentina's presidential vote on Sunday and was set to become the first woman elected to lead the country.
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Paraguay's ruling party nominated a woman as its presidential candidate on Monday, a first for the South American nation, but the candidacy of Education Minister Blanca Ovelar still faces a court challenge from within the party.
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LA PLATA, Argentina  - The political beliefs of Argentine presidential front-runner Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner were forged in the country's turbulent 1970s when she was a leftist activist and law student.
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Argentines in the nation's capital voted Sunday for a new mayor, with pre-election polls suggesting most would swing right and elect the president of Argentina's most popular soccer team.
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BUENOS AIRES, July 1 -- Argentine President NÃÂ©stor Kirchner will not run for reelection in October, but his wife, Cristina FernÃÂ¡ndez de Kirchner, will run in his place, according to local news reports published Sunday.
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In one of Latin America's most conservative countries, the two front-runners in next year's presidential election are female.