With help from her rival, Chile's Bachelet poised to win presidential election in the first round

Wednesday, October 30th 2013 - 22:13 UTC

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Former president Michelle Bachelet holds a huge lead in Chile’s presidential election this year and may attract enough support to win outright in the first round, a key poll showed this week. An estimated 47% of Chileans surveyed by pollster CEP said they would vote for Bachelet if the election were held this Sunday, while 14% backed right-wing candidate Evelyn Matthei and 10% supported independent economist Franco Parisi. Read full article

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Condorito
After last night's presidential debate, I think she has safely extended her lead. She was a cut above the rest. Evelyn seems uncharacteristically unsure of herself and Parisi quedó como chaleco de mono.
Oct 31st, 2013 - 03:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Casper
@1 Condorito

Condorito, you have to help me out here - I translated the Spanish phrase you used ( lest someone felt compelled to nuke it ) and the translater spat out ( I kid you not ) “vest was like monkey”.

Tell me true - that wasn't what you meant was it?
Oct 31st, 2013 - 05:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Condorito
@ Casper
Your translator got the order wrong. It literally translates to:

”to be left (looking) like a monkey's vest”

think Chimp's tea party.

Parisi had come from nowhere to take a big chunk of Evelyn's support, making a first round victory for Bachelet more likely. Evelyn's team did their homework and dragged a few skeletons out of his closet. He became increasingly uncomfortable and unconvincing over the 2-day live debate and it all ended in acrimony with his spokesman getting in a punch up with the press on the fringes. Monkeys' vests all round.

If Evelyn had put in a stronger performance she could have capitalized. Bachelet was the big winner with Enriquez-Ominami (left of Bachelet) was convincing and composed, but he is too far left of centre to gain a wider following.
Oct 31st, 2013 - 06:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
(3) Condorito

Ominami too far left of centre to gain a wider following???

Ominami is the best Man for Chile, weon!!!

Only problem being.......an even better Woman ;-)
Oct 31st, 2013 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Condorito
Think,
In this presidential race he probably is the best candidate of the male gender. However, he is like I say too far left to get more than single digits percentage points.

I have said this before: from your postings on this site I am sure he is more your candidate than Bachelet. He wants to nationalize copper production and divert funds from the military to education - preposterous! He even talks about giving more access to Bolivia - traitor!

We know we are in election mode...just had a 6.6M tremor here in Coquimbo region - only 10km deep. That is an “earthquake” anywhere else in the world...but not here, nothing broken.
Oct 31st, 2013 - 11:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Casper
@Condorito

Thanks for enlightening me. Chile's campaign's sound very lively!
Nov 01st, 2013 - 02:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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The Chilean perspective
What a boring debate that was. Looks like Bachelet's got it in the bag.
Nov 03rd, 2013 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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