Bachelet under fire because of her son's privileged access to funding for real estate speculation

Thursday, February 12th 2015 - 06:18 UTC

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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is coming under fire with complaints her family got privileged access to a bank loan for a land deal. Chile’s Que Pasa magazine reported that a company half-owned by Bachelet’s daughter-in-law, Natalia Compagnon, received a 10 million dollars loan from Banco de Chile during the 2013 presidential campaign. Read full article

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ChrisR
Same as the rest of the Hogs in SA then only perhaps not quite as greedy.

Good looking woman though.
Feb 12th, 2015 - 10:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Tik Tok
Socialist hypocrites
Feb 12th, 2015 - 01:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Chicureo
It's been no secret that the Luksic family has been strongly financially supporting the left since Lagos ran for the presidency, but when the Penta Group's financial support for the right was exposed, the UDI and RN have been exposing the Socialists who have been receiving similar questionable deals.
In general, people on the right feel this scandal will far more benificial for us in the long term.
Feb 12th, 2015 - 03:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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It's nice to see the story is not only running but not being swept under the carpet by the government.

Democracy is always more than just voting. It is an entire transparent system that lets anomalies like this be exposed.
Feb 12th, 2015 - 04:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Chicureo
Chile's success has been from its low level of corruption and high level of transparency. Our country's curse however is from the plague of socialists and communists that reside within our borders.
Feb 12th, 2015 - 06:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Chicureo

Every country has people that try to take advantage and try to use their influence.

There is no country that is immune, because like water they find a way to circumvent any barrier eventually

What sets countries apart is how they face up to these challenges and how they deal with issues when they arise.

So far so good. I don't know too much about everyday affairs in Chile, but I somehow doubt the president has gone on national TV and ranted for an hour about issues that are before the courts or being investigated.
Feb 13th, 2015 - 01:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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