Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is Argentina’s new president.

Argentina’s Fernandez Succeeds Husband As President

Buenos Aires, Dec. 10 (Reuters) – Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner took office as Argentina’s first elected female president on Monday in a rare husband-to-wife handover Argentines hope will sustain an historic economic boom.

Fernandez, a former first lady and senator, began a 4-year term promising to continue the policies of her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, who presided over a dramatic recovery in South America’s second-biggest economy. [more]