Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
| Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | |
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| President of Argentina | |
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In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015 |
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| Vice President |
Julio Cobos (2007-2011) Amado Boudou (2011-2015) |
| Preceded by | Néstor Kirchner |
| Succeeded by | Mauricio Macri |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 February 1953 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party |
Front for Victory (FPV) Justicialist Party (PJ) |
| Spouse(s) | Néstor Kirchner (1975-2010 (his death)) |
| Children | Máximo Kirchner Florencia Kirchner |
| Alma mater | National University of La Plata |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Presidential styles of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
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| Reference style |
Su Excelencia Señora Presidente de la Nación Argentina "Her Excellency Madam President of the Argentine Nation" |
| Spoken style |
Presidente de la Nación "President of the Nation" |
| Alternative style |
Señora Presidente "Madam President" |
Julio Cobos (2007-2011)
The Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner began on December 10, 2007, when she became President of Argentina. She was an Argentine Senator for the Buenos Aires Province at the time of her victory in the 2007 Presidential election. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the second female president of Argentina, and the first one directly elected as such (Isabel Martínez de Perón was elected as vice president, and became president after the death of Juan Domingo Perón). In elections of November 2015 Kirchner was succeeded as President by Mauricio Macri.
With Fernández leading all the pre-election polls by a wide margin, her challengers were trying to force her into a run-off. She needed either more than 45% of the vote, or 40% of the vote and a lead of more than 10% over her nearest rival, to win outright. Fernández won the election in the first round with 45.3% of the vote, followed by 22% for Elisa Carrió (candidate for the Civic Coalition) and 16% for former Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna. Eleven others split the remaining 15%. Kirchner was popular among the suburban working class and the rural poor, while Carrió received more support from the urban middle class, as did Lavagna. Of note, Kirchner lost the election in the three largest cities (Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario), although she won in most other places elsewhere, including the large provincial capitals such as Mendoza and Tucumán.
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