-Contributed by Erwin Cifuentes. Socialist Michele Bachelet leads Chile’s presidential election, though she did not receive enough votes to avoid a run-off next month against right-wing candidate Sebastian Pinera. Bachelet held about a 20 point lead ahead of Pinera, though she fell approximately 5% short of the majority vote needed to avoid a run-off. The conservative vote was almost split equally between millionaire Pinera and the former mayor of Santiago, Joaquin Lavin, yet conservative unity in the next few weeks may provide a very hard battle for Bachelet to win the run-off. (TheAge)
Monday, December 12, 2005
Chile: Bachelet wins, but must face Pinera in run-off
-Contributed by Erwin Cifuentes. Socialist Michele Bachelet leads Chile’s presidential election, though she did not receive enough votes to avoid a run-off next month against right-wing candidate Sebastian Pinera. Bachelet held about a 20 point lead ahead of Pinera, though she fell approximately 5% short of the majority vote needed to avoid a run-off. The conservative vote was almost split equally between millionaire Pinera and the former mayor of Santiago, Joaquin Lavin, yet conservative unity in the next few weeks may provide a very hard battle for Bachelet to win the run-off. (TheAge)
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