Tag: Michelle Bachelet

• Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 01:24 UTC

  Chilean presidential hopeful Matthei 'embarrassed' by the 'poll festival'

  

  Chile's ruling-party candidate Evelyn Matthei said she is “embarrassed” by the “poll festival” that shows opposition candidate Michelle Bachelet as the clear front-runner ahead of the country’s November 17 presidential election. Several polls have shown former president Bachelet could have enough votes to win in the first round of voting.

• Monday, October 28th 2013 - 05:23 UTC

  Candidate Bachelet announces constitutional reform, tax on the rich and more power to unions

  

  Chilean former president and opposition coalition New Majority candidate Michelle Bachelet presented her government's program which is based on a review of the constitution, education and tax reforms, legalizing same sex marriage, government managed pension funds and strengthening unions' bargaining power, among other issues.

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 20:01 UTC

  Chilean leading presidential candidate comments trigger anti-terrorism law debate

  

  Chile’s controversial anti-terrorism law became a major talking point for presidential candidates as the country nears elections after front-runner Michelle Bachelet spoke out against the law’s application in a widely publicized arson case which resulted in two deaths.

• Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 17:28 UTC

  Chilean students warn presidential candidates education reform is pending

  

  In an anticipation of what is waiting for whoever wins next month’s presidential election in Chile, thousands of students again took to the streets to demand education reform as they have been doing for several years now.

• Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 11:51 UTC

  Chilean presidential election is between “Michelle Bachelet and I” says Evelyn Matthei

  

  Chilean presidential candidate for the ruling party Evelyn Matthei was the target of her competitors’ criticism during a televised debate in which she brushed aside hopefuls’ aspirations arguing that it was obvious that the race was between her and Michelle Bachelet, who did not participate.

• Monday, September 30th 2013 - 19:11 UTC

  Chilean military officers will be transferred to less luxurious jail despite suicide of an inmate

  

  Former president and opposition candidate Michelle Bachelet, as well as Evelyn Matthei, candidate of the conservative ruling coalition for the coming 17 November elections coincided in describing the death of retired general Odlanier Mena Salinas who killed himself as ‘tragic’.

• Monday, September 30th 2013 - 19:06 UTC

  Outgoing Piñera announces a 2014 tight budget for the next government

  

  The Chilean government plans to raise spending 3.9% next year, the second-smallest increase since 2003 and below the central bank’s forecast for economic growth in 2014. The budget will focus on employment, education, crime, poverty, children, pensioners and infrastructure, President Sebastian Piñera said in a televised address without giving details.

• Thursday, September 12th 2013 - 01:02 UTC

  Chilean presidential front-runner heads ceremony at former Pinochet detention centre

  

  Former Chilean president and current front-runner in the November election Michelle Bachelet headed a ceremony at former detention centre Villa Grimaldi as part of the country’s commemoration of the coup led by General Augusto Pinochet against Socialist president Salvador Allende on 11 September 40 years ago.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2013 - 19:24 UTC

  Bachelet pledges mining reforms, including royalties, to help finance programs

  

  Chile's presidential frontrunner Michelle Bachelet says she is studying possible changes to mining policy in the world's top copper producing country. The possible changes include altering mining royalties and funding programs for state-owned mining company Codelco.

• Friday, July 19th 2013 - 06:26 UTC

  Piñera wants a ‘ladies fight’ for the coming November presidential election

  

  Chilean president Sebastián Piñera defended the need for an only candidate in the ruling coalition for the coming presidential election of November and considered it should be a woman, suggesting the name of Labour minister Evelyn Matthei.