CristinaBecomesArgentina’sPresident|克里斯蒂娜:阿根廷漂Inherfirstspeechaspresident,Cristinavowedtowage2awaronpoverty.“Therewillbenodefinitetriumphaslongasthereispoverty,”shesaid.Thenewpresidenthailed3herhusband’sgovernment,whichshesaidbattledtirelesslyagainstunemploymentandpoverty,shehasalsovowedtofollowthepoliticalcontinuity.Thefirst-lady-turned-presidentmadeitclearherhusbandwouldnotfadeintothepoliticalbackground.“FormeandforallArgentines,hewillalsocontinuebeingpresident,”shesaid.Buttheformerpresidentinsistedthatsheshouldalonemakethedecisions.“Wehavebeenacouplefor32years.Wehavehadalotofexperiencestogether.Butsheistheonewhohastomakethedecisions....ItwouldbeabigmistakeifIinterfered.”Kirchnertoldlocaltelevision.NestorKirchner,whoremainedpopularthroughouthispresidency,hasnotexplainedwhyhesteppedasideforhiswifeinsteadofseekinganotherfour-yearterm.CristinawasborninLaPlatainBuenosAiresprovinceonFeb.19,1953,andstudiedlawattheSchoolofLegalandSocialSciencesofLaPlataNationalUniversityinthe1970s.ShemarriedNestorKirchner,herfellowuniversitystudent,in1975beforemovingtotheprovinceofSantaCruz,wherethecoupleopenedalawfirm.Theyhavetwochildren,Maximo,31,andFlorencia,17.Cristinabeganherpoliticalcareerforaprovincialdeputy4in1989,andlaterwentontobecomeanationallegislator5.In2005,shebecameasenator6fortheprovinceofBuenosAires.Shewasnicknamed“QueenCristina”byotherpoliticians,areferencetohercontrollingpersonality.Inhervictoryspeech,Cristinapromisednottobecomecomplacent7.“Wehavewonamply8,”shesaid,“Butthis,farfromputtingusinapositionofprivilege9,putsusinsteadinapositionofgreaterresponsibilitiesandobligations.”Inarareinterview,shetalkedwithTime’sTimPadgettaboutherroleinArgentina’sreturntotheworldstage.Q:HowareyoulikeEvaPeron—andhowdoyouthinkyourepresentArgentina’snationalcharacter?A:Ibringalotofpassiontomylifeandmypolitics—Idon’tmindsayingthereisaverystrongLatincomponenttoit.I’madaughterofthemiddleclass,butEvawasauniquephenomenoninArgentinehistory,soI’mnotfoolishenoughtocomparemyselfwithher.Womenofmygenerationoweheradebt:Whenwecameofageduringthedark[military]dictatorship10ofthe1970s,wehadherexampleofpassionandcombativity11togetusthrough.Q:Sowhyareyourunningratherthanyourhusbandseekingreelection?A:Hehasalwayssaidthathewasn’tpursuing12reelection—butnoonebelievedhim,perhapsbecausenoonebelievedsomeoneinhisplacewouldeverreallymeanit.Ithinkmyhusbandwantstobeanexampleinthatsense.We’dalsoliketostopthecycleoftraumatic13governmentchangeinArgentina,whereeveryelectionisagameofRussianroulette14.Q:IsitappropriatetocompareyouwithHillary?A:We’rebothlawyers,andit’sconsideredrarethatprofessionalwomenlikeusarealsowivesofPresidents.Anddon’tforget,onedifferenceisthatIwasaSenatorbeforemyhusbandbecamePresident.ButIthinkourstyleofargumentation15issimilarinthesensethatwomentodaybringadifferentfacetopolitics.We’reculturallyformedtobecitizensoftwoworlds,publicandprivate.We’rewrappedupasmuchinwhatourdaughters’schoolprincipalsaysasweareinwhatthenewspapersaresaying—weseethebiggeopolitical16picturebutalsothesmallerdailydetailsofourcitizens’lives.Q:YourmarriageisalsocomparedtothepoliticalpartnershipofBillandHillaryClinton.A:Idon’tcallitapartnership;it’sstillamarriage,andnotwomarriagesarealike.ButwhenmyhusbandandIusedtohaveofficesnexttoeachotherintheSantaCruzstatelegislature,wewouldconsulteachothernotasspouses17butaspeopleweconsideredtohavetheclearestopinionsonpolitics.Wehavetheutmostrespectforeachotherinthatsense.Andwehaveourdifferences—Ithinkhespoilsour17-year-olddaughterFlorenciafartoomuch.Q:Shouldweexpectanychangefromyourhusband’sadministration,ordoyouplantocontinuehiscourse?A:UnderhimArgentinahashadunheard-ofmacroeconomicachievements—notonlygrowthbutahistoricrestructuringofArgentina’sforeigndebt,especiallywiththeInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF),inordertosustainthatgrowth.SoI’dsaywe’vealreadyexperiencedahugechangeunderPresidentKirchner.Nowwecanbuildonitwiththingslikeimprovededucationandasystemofnationalpublichealth.2007年10月28日,赢得阿根廷总统大选的克里斯蒂娜·费尔南德斯·基什内尔宣誓就职,开始了为期四年的总统生涯。克里斯蒂娜从丈夫奈斯特·基什内尔手中接过象征总统权力的绶带,成为阿根廷历史上首位民选女总统。克里斯蒂娜在第一次总统演说中发誓要向贫穷宣战。她说:“只要贫穷还存在,就没有真正的胜利可言。”这位新任总统高度评价了她丈夫领导的上届政府,说这届政府为促进就业、消除贫穷做出了不懈努力,并表示新政府将保持政策的连续性。这位由第一夫人演变为总统的女中豪杰明确表态,她的丈夫不会退出政治舞台。她说:“对于我和所有阿根廷人民来说,他永远是总统。”不过,前总统认为克里斯蒂娜凡事应该自己作决定。“我们做了32年的夫妻,共同经历了许多事。但她现在成了决策者。如果我插手的话,我就犯了大错。”基什内尔对当地电台说。奈斯特·基什内尔执政期间一直颇受欢迎。那他为什么没有谋求连任、而是闪在一边给妻子让路呢?他没有解答众人的疑惑。克里斯蒂娜1953年2月19日出生于布宜诺斯艾利斯省的拉普拉塔市。上世纪70年代,她在拉普拉塔国立大学的社会学与法学院攻读法律专业。1975年,她与大学同学奈斯特·基什内尔结婚,随后两人迁往圣克鲁斯省,夫妇俩在当地开了一家律师事务所。他们育有两个孩子:31岁的儿子马克西姆和17岁的女儿佛洛伦西亚。克里斯蒂娜1989年从省议员开始其政治生涯,不久就成了国家立法机关成员。2005年,她当上了布宜诺斯艾利斯省的参议员。由于她的铁腕个性,其他政客给她起了个绰号——“克里斯蒂娜女王”。在她竞选获胜的演讲中,克里斯蒂娜承诺不会自满。“我们虽然赢得了大选,”她说,“但这并不意味着我们享有某种特权,而是让我觉得身上负有更大的责任和更多的义务。”克里斯蒂娜很少接受采访,而在接受《时代杂志》记者蒂姆·帕基特采访时,她谈到了自己在促使阿根廷重返世界历史舞台过程中的作用。问:您在哪些方面与艾薇塔·贝隆相像?您如何看待自己代表着阿根廷的民族性格?答:我给自己的生活和政治生涯注入了很多的激情——其中带有浓郁的拉丁色彩,这点无庸讳言。我是中产阶层的女儿,而艾薇塔·贝隆在阿根廷历史上是空前绝后的,所以我不会愚蠢到拿自己去跟她比。我们这一代妇女都应该感谢她:在上世纪70年代黑暗的军事独裁时期,正是由于她的激情与战斗精神才使我们度过了难关!问:那为什么是您参选总统、而不是让丈夫寻求连任?答:他一直表态说他不想连任,但没有人当真,或许大家都认为像他那样身处高位的人只是说说而已。我却认为我丈夫树立了一个典范。我们都希望终止阿根廷政府换届时周期性的创伤,不应该把每