Tag: Sebastián Piñera

Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 10:12 UTC
Massive abstention the main challenge for Chilean Sunday presidential election

On Sunday, Chileans will choose a new president that will rule the country for the 2018-2022 pereriod replacing current president, socialist, Michelle Bachelet. Senators, deputies and regional councilmen will also be chosen on Sunday.
Wednesday, November 15th 2017 - 08:33 UTC
Chileans vote on Sunday and opinion polls point to ex president Piñera as the winner

The presidential and parliamentary elections in Chile will take place next Sunday, with the conservative candidate and ex president Sebastian Piñera, the favorite to win, according to surveys.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 08:00 UTC
Piñera can be only defeated with a strong voter turnout, admit his opponents

The frontrunner for Chile’s presidency, billionaire businessman Sebastian Piñera, faces an array of left-wing parties in this year’s elections but he can expect help from one quarter - low turnout.
Thursday, October 26th 2017 - 07:03 UTC
Piñera leads in presidential election vote intention, but will face runoff

Chilean conservative presidential candidate Sebastian Piñera maintained his lead in voter preference ahead of the Nov. 19 election, and was seen beating his two closest rivals in a likely runoff, pollster CEP said on Wednesday
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 06:20 UTC
Piñera maintains a wide lead in polls ahead of November presidential election

Conservative presidential candidate Sebastian Piñera is maintaining a wide lead in the polls ahead of Chile's November election, though the race to challenge him in a potential runoff is tight, according to a monthly survey. Piñera, who was president of Chile between 2010 and 2014, captured 34% of voter intentions in the survey by GfK Adimark, up from 32% last month.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 09:20 UTC
Conservative ex president Piñera leads Chilean polls, but 40% of voters still undecided

Conservative former president Sebastian Piñera has pulled further ahead of center-left hopeful Alejandro Guillier in Chile's presidential race, but the two remain the favorites to face off in the November election, a closely watched poll released on Friday showed.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 - 06:07 UTC
Chilean ruling coalition splits, increasing chances of Piñera in presidential election

Chile's Christian Democrat party voted on Saturday to skip primaries and go straight to the first round of the presidential election in November, rupturing the center-left governing coalition and likely boosting the chances of a victory for the conservative right under ex president Piñera.
Friday, April 21st 2017 - 09:56 UTC
Chile's presidential election will confront social-democratic reforms and a free markets' approach

A leftist senator running for president in Chile's November election is tied in a head-to-head match-up with the conservative frontrunner, even as his support has slipped in recent months, a poll released on Thursday showed.
Thursday, March 23rd 2017 - 08:45 UTC
Chile's ex president Piñera will again run for office; polls show him leading with 40% vote intention

Sebastian Piñera, who was Chile's president from 2010 to 2014, officially declared this week his intention to seek the office again this year, betting that widespread disillusion with the governing coalition will help him win over voters. Conservative Piñera who ranks 745th on the Forbes list of the world's richest billionaires, is bidding for the nomination of the 'Chile Vamos' coalition, formed by his party and the more conservative UDI.
Monday, March 6th 2017 - 17:41 UTC
The Economist Argentina summit: Reemerging on the global stage

The Economist’s Argentina Summit taking place in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, 8th March, will bring together more than 200 government and business leaders to evaluate Argentina's progress over the last year and to discuss the country's social, political and economic future in the year ahead.