Don’t cry for her Argentina. Yesterday, the Southern Cone nation swore in its first elected female presidenta, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because Fernandez de Kirchner is the wife of former president Nestor Kirchner.

The government that is coming is going to be much better than the one that’s now leaving,” Kirchner said.
He handed over power Monday afternoon to Fernandez, a three-term senator who won office handily on their left-leaning Victory Front coalition ticket.

If the story reminds you a little of a couple named Juan and Eva Peron, it’s certainly no accident. The Kirchners are Peronists. Maybe the story reminds you of a U.S. couple, hmm say Bill and Hillary?

South America now boasts two female heads of states. Chile’s president is Michelle Bachelet.

Via / CNN