Victory for Argentine First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Argentine first lady and senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is set for a solid victory in the presidential election one week away, according to nine different polls published on Sunday.

The polls almost all show Fernandez with a wide enough margin to win in a first round of voting, which would require her to receive more than 45 percent of the vote or exceed 40 percent with a lead of more than 10 percentage points over the second-place finisher.

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Fernandez, who is expected to follow the center-left policies of her popular husband, President Nestor Kirchner, will be this South American country’s first elected woman president if she wins.

The election is on Oct. 28.

Polls show Fernandez with support of between 39.1 percent and almost 48 percent. But she is seen winning a portion of the undecided voters, which would put her over 40 percent in all cases.

Elisa Carrio, a lawyer and long-time legislator like Fernandez, is in second place with between 15.7 percent and 18.1 percent, according to the polls.

Former economy minister Roberto Lavagna is seen in third place with 10.6 percent to 16.5 percent, the polls said.