Cristina Fernández Elected President

Date: October 28, 2007 • Location: Rome, Italy

In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.

General elections were held in Argentina on Sunday, 28 October 2007 to elect the president and members of the National Congress, while elections for provincial governors took place on staggered dates throughout the year. For the national elections, each of the 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires are considered electoral districts. Voter turnout was 76.2%. Buenos Aires Province Senator and First Lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory won the election by 45.28% of votes against Elisa Carrió of Civic Coalition ARI, making her the second female president of Argentina and the first female president to be directly elected. She broke the 40 percent barrier and won in the first round. Elisa Carrió won in the city of Buenos Aires and came second with more than 20 percent of the votes. Third was Roberto Lavagna, who won in Córdoba.