Argentine first lady bids to rule
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Argentine First Lady Cristina Kirchner is to run for president in October instead of her husband, Nestor.
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First lady Cristina Fern&#225;ndez de Kirchner won Argentina's presidential election Sunday, but she will soon face rising inflation and looming energy shortages.
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Argentina's first couple, a power pair often compared to Bill and Hillary Clinton, won't say whether it will be a his or hers candidacy in this year's presidential election.
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Argentina on course for first elected woman president after Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declares victory.
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Was the campaign of Argentina's new president illegally funded by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez? The allegations have rocked her first days in office
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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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When President Nestor Kirchner decided not to run for re-election and instead nominated his wife, critics saw a plot to bypass term limits. Supporters of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner saw a recognition of her political clout.
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Cristina Kirchner, wife of the country's popular president, startles the nation by announcing a bid to succeed him
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Former president Carlos Menem was greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters Wednesday as he returned to Argentina following months abroad to avoid arrest. Menem announced he would run again for the presidency after an Argentine judge last week dismissed a warrant against him.
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Segolene Royal on Sunday officially launched her campaign to become France's first woman president at a congress of her Socialist Party as her main rival on the ruling right, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, ...Comment
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader after easily winning a presidential vote that was largely a referendum on her husband's economic successes.
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Argentine first lady and senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is set for a resounding victory in the presidential election one week away, according to 10 different polls published on Sunday.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner swept to victory in Argentina's presidential vote on Sunday, the first woman elected to lead the country.
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Segolene Royal has officially launched her campaign to become France's first woman president at a congress of her Socialist Party as her main rival on the ruling right, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, struggled to mount a challenge.
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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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First lady Cristina Fern&#225;ndez de Kirchner is expected to win Sunday's presidential vote.
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Argentina's first lady is the overwhelming favorite to win October's presidential election, but a series of corruption scandals and an energy crisis dogging President Nestor Kirchner could affect her campaign.