The president of Argentina for the first time in the history of the country will be a woman.
The winner in the presidential election was Kristina Fernandez de Kirshner, the wife of the current head of state Nestor Kirschner.
The counting of votes is almost finished. Kirschner has almost 45 percent of the vote. Her rival Alice Carrio, a candidate from the levocentric "civil coalition" - about 23 percent.
Christine Fernandez de Kirschner is 54 years old, she is a senator, a lawyer by profession and for many years was among the main advisers of her husband -president. In Argentina, the Kirshner couple is called "Clintons of the South."