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Argentina’s first elected female president

Oct 31st, 2007, 04:53 pm

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of current president Néstor Kirchner and former senator of the Buenos Aires province, creamed the opposition and has become Argentine’s first presidenta electa, or first elected female president. Let’s let the BBC speak:

Argentina’s current first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has secured victory in the country’s presidential election.

With ballots counted at almost all polling stations, Mrs Kirchner had an unassailable 44.9% lead.

Her nearest rival, former lawmaker Elisa Carrio, has admitted defeat, trailing on 23% of the vote.

Mrs Kirchner will succeed her husband Nestor Kirchner and become Argentina’s first elected female president. (more)

I’m a busy man, so I’m afraid I don’t have time to make any insightful commentary, but I just wanted to share the big news from my neck of the woods.

Read about the mess the led up to Sunday’s elections and the regional, ethnic, and class differences that continue to divide the country.

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2007-11-04 12:07:44	permalink
habiba	i heard the president of argentina is a hottie, thats why she won… If votes were based on looks in america hillary will definitely not win
2007-11-10 06:40:51	permalink
amal	I just wanted to reply back to a comment you left I did not get to do it before so here I am leaving it on your blog . the same questions came to my midn about hadeeth like you, hadeeth HAS to go in line with quran if it doesnt then it is dropped , also one needs to understand the language of arabic to understand how hadeeth is understood . Their is a whole science to it , you need to learn the science then you will understand how it works .
2007-11-10 16:59:00	permalink
Dave	I can’t believe Pakistan and Argentina have had female leaders now and the US still can’t make it happen. Hell, JFK has been our most “diverse” president just by virtue of being Catholic. Pathetic. Amal, I’ve heard your ridiculous argument so many times I can recite it in my sleep. You can’t convince me that saying up is down makes sense in Arabic, and yes, many many hadith clearly contradict each other, the Qu’ran, and basic sense. Uncritical acceptance of ahadith has probably hurt Islam more than any other single thing.
2007-11-10 21:36:43	permalink
Aina	I would actually have a lot to say if only I was knowledgable of Argentine politics. It’s still very nice to know that the world can slowly accept women into power; afterall, the world does revolve because of us women!!! XD Goo Women! Aina
2007-11-11 12:09:29	permalink
Hasan	Dave: Things may change in ‘08. It looks like the US may have it’s first woman or racial minority president. Aina: Actually, I’ve barely followed the politics here. I feel so ignorant! I’ve told myself a bunch of times I would find out everything about the political system, but I just haven’t. I know the basics but not the details… I’m way more interested in learning about the culture.
2007-11-11 13:48:35	permalink
Aina	It’s fine, to understand politics of a country you actually need to know the culture of the country, its history and the way things are in general. So its definitely understandable for you to not know too much about Argentina’s politics. ryc: Remind me to stalk you on U directory and make sure to call you 2 in the morning as well! =P I need to leave my phone on. I get calls from home sometimes so I never turn off my cell. Aina
2007-11-12 19:46:28	permalink
Hasan	Aina: Very true! You have to understand the culture and history of a country to understand its politics. This is something many people in the world don’t get. My number’s unlisted, so too bad!

Argentina’s first elected female president

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