Mr. Kirchner oversaw a dramatic recovery from a crippling 2001 economic crisis, repaying Argentina's entire $9.5-billion (U.S.) debt to the International Monetary Fund, although critics say Argentina would be riper for sustainable development if he had better managed the income from soaring commodity prices.

But while his accomplishments helped Ms. Fernandez win the presidency, they won't help her succeed in office.

“I think her husband had the advantage of everyone saying, ‘He got us out of the crisis,'” said Michael Shifter of the Inter-American Dialogue think tank in Washington. “Well, they can't say that about her, because they already got out of the crisis.”

Riordan Roett, director of Western Hemisphere studies at Johns Hopkins University, predicted a troubled term because of rising inflation, frozen energy prices and defaulted debt to rich nations.

“This is a dynasty-in-waiting, but it will collapse as they all do if she can't get a team together to differentiate herself from Nestor Kirchner,” he said.

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Originally posted by I AM WOMAN:
I don't like the idea of families trading off the Presidency.

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