FACTBOX: Policies of Argentine presidential candidates

(Reuters) - Argentines elect a new president on Sunday. Here are the main policies of the top three contenders, who are all center-left.

CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER:

The first lady and long-time senator is expected to win and continue the policies of her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, who has overseen a huge economic rebound following a deep crisis in 2001-02.

ECONOMY - Fernandez will likely continue Kirchner's policies of pursuing budget and trade surpluses, price controls to tame inflation, a weak peso and strong foreign reserves. She has asked business leaders, who were largely shunned by Kirchner, to build a social pact with the government and unions, which analysts believe means that companies would accept smaller profit margins while unions would cap wage demands.

FOREIGN POLICY - Fernandez has traveled widely and is expected to run a more active foreign policy than Kirchner. In international trade talks she will fight for reduced agricultural subsidies in rich nations. She is close to Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez, a vocal critic of the United States, but is expected to maintain good relations with Washington.

DEMOCRACY - She has promised to strengthen Argentina's weak democratic institutions: Congress, courts and regulatory agencies.

HUMAN RIGHTS - Fernandez is expected to continue to promote trials of human rights abusers from Argentina's 1976-1983 military regime.

ELISA CARRIO:

The former lawmaker and anti-corruption crusader has made transparency in government central to her campaign.