Bachelet vows to fix Transantigo, more funds for education

The need to fix Santiago’s transit system and additional funds for education where two of the main themes in Chilean president Michelle Bachelet’s state-of-the-nation address earlier today. “People have the right to be angry and anguished. I understand their indignation,” mentioned Bachelet (image) in response to dwindling public support over problems with the Transantiago system as well as rising costs of the country’s school system.

A small group of debtors protesting Chile’s economic policy were able to briefly interrupt Bachelet’s speech, while opposition leader Sebastian Piñera deemed the discourse as “long…but poor in content.”

Click here for a full list of the points made by Bachelet in her speech.

Sources (English)- Guardian UK, Angus Reid Consultants, The Latin Americanist

Sources (Spanish)- La Tercera, La Nacion

Image- La Nacion