Yesterday it was announced that the new president (Cristina Fernández de Kirchner) is actually the immediate former First lady. In other words, the husband (Néstor Kirchner) has "democractically" handed over the seat to the wife.
Of course, when one things of political families, the immediate nation that comes to mind is the US with its list of families including the Bush family, the Kennedys, the Rockefeller family, and the Roosevelts, as well as the less well known Lee family. Of course there are many more less known families.
One of the most hard-to-believe familial power blocks in recent times has been in Poland where, for a period of about 15 months, twin brothers have held the highest offices in the land (President and Prime Minister). The latest elections show that the Prime Minister will have to step down having lost in the elections.
In South Africa, two couples hold office in Cabinet. Minister for Home Affairs married to Minister for Saftey and Security. Minister for Public Service Administration married to Deputy Minister of Finance. Of course, at one point, two ex-spouses held office. The former Deputy President had been husband to the current Foreign Minister.
Other countries have their own list. Barbados has the Adams family , in Burundi the Bagaza-Buyoya family, in the Democratic Republic of Congo has the Kabilas, in Gabon the Sassou-Ngueso and Bongo families, in Kenya the top four families being Kenyatta, Moi, Odinga and Nyagah... The list is endless.
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