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/ 29 October 2007

Argentina’s First Lady cruises to victory

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. Fernandez, a glamorous lawyer and centre-left senator, will take over from President Nestor Kirchner in December.

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/ 28 October 2007

First lady of Argentina ready to be the new Evita

Cristina Kirchner is poised to triumph in Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday after a radical makeover that has redefined political glamour. The first lady and frontrunner has transformed herself into a style pin-up, but her designer suits, spiky heels, extensive make-up and alleged cosmetic surgery became campaign issues when rivals dubbed her the ”Queen of Botox”.