Argentina's first lady wins poll
Argentina's current first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has secured victory in the country's presidential election.
Mrs Kirchner had an unassailable lead with 44.6% of the votes
Mrs Kirchner will succeed her husband Nestor Kirchner and become Argentina's first elected female president.
"We have repositioned the country, fought poverty and unemployment, all these tragedies that have hit Argentines," she said, referring to the country's recovery from the 2001 economic crash.
Mrs Kirchner needed more than 45% of the full vote, or 40% with a 10 point lead over the next nearest candidate, to win the presidency without facing a second round of voting.
Some 27 million people were eligible to vote.
"I don't want to be compared with Hillary Clinton or with Evita Peron, or with anybody," she said recently.
"There's nothing better than being yourself."
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