Bachelet is elected President

CHILE - In Brief 15 Dec 2013 by Luis Cespedes (Chile)
Today Michelle Bachelet was elected President of Chile with a 62.16% of the preferences against a 37.83% of Evelyn Matthei. The presidential election exhibited a significant reduction in participation compared to the first round. Under the newly implemented voluntary voting system, of the 13.6 million eligible voters, 6.7 million voted in the first round. In the second round around 5.6 million people voted. The program of Nueva Mayoria is centered on three mayor reforms: a new constitution, a deep reform to the educational system, and the most ambitious tax reform since the early nineties.

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