Argentina set to elect president
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Argentines will soon begin voting in an election to choose a successor to President Nestor Kirchner.
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More than 100 million Brazilians will vote this weekend in the first electoral test for the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a key opportunity for the former union boss to boost his power in Latin America's largest country.
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Cuba holds municipal polls starting a process that will lead to the election of a new National Assembly.
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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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Tunisians are casting ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections widely expected to be won by the current president and his party.
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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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Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has cast her ballot in a final round of presidential elections that are expected to result in her relinquishing power to a former general.
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BUENOS AIRES - 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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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.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina's currentgovernment is viewed as the least corrupt among all thegovernments since the nation's return to democracy 20 yearsago, a poll released on Tuesday said.
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BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 28 -- The presidency of Argentina was handed from husband to wife Sunday, as first lady Cristina FernÃÂ¿ndez de Kirchner crushed 13 opposition candidates on the promise of adhering to the political principles that made President NÃÂ¿stor Kirchner one of Latin America's most popular...
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A former Iranian president wanted in Argentina for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center was leading the race for a seat on a powerful clerical body, according to partial results of elections reported by state-run television Sunday.
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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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Argentina's legendary first lady Eva Peron died more than 50 years ago but she is still a force in this year's presidential election.
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The Argentine first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, pays tribute to her husband and the outgoing president, Nestor Kirchner, as she claims victory in the country's presidential election.
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Mexico's top electoral court will   make its final ruling on the fiercely disputed July 2 election   on Tuesday, and is almost certain to name ruling party   conservative Felipe Calderon as president-elect.
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Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rode an economic boom and her husband's popularity to victory in a presidential election on Sunday to become the country's first elected woman leader.