Chile's Bachelet sworn in again

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Belfast Telegraph

Chile's Bachelet sworn in again
11 March 2014

Michelle Bachelet may be older and wiser than she was eight years ago when she first assumed Chile's presidency, but chances are that leading her restive nation will not be any easier this time around.

The moderate socialist was inaugurated as Senator Isabel Allende, daughter of the former president Salvador Allende, placed the presidential sash on her shoulder before Chile's congress in Valparaiso.

Ms Bachelet's win followed a campaign of promises to finance education reform with higher corporate taxes, improve health care, change the dictatorship-era constitution to make Congress more representative and reduce the vast gap between rich and poor.

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During her first presidency in 2006-10, Ms Bachelet won praise for shepherding Chile through the global economic crisis. Although growth stumbled and unemployment rose, she used government reserves to help the poorest Chileans, and she enjoyed 84 percent approval when she left office.

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[Number9Dream]

1. Bachelet supported whale sanctuary

Michelle Bachelet was instrumental in turning all of Chile's Pacific Ocean territorial waters into a whale sanctuary:

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-10-15-3809440330_x.htm

[Theyletmeeatcake2]

2. Using government reserves to help poor Chileans !!!! Where will it end????

Throw in financing education reform higher corporate taxes,improving healthcare,making congress more representative and reducing the vast gap between rich and the poor !How long before the empire starts stoking the fire and gets the students on the streets !!! Watch this space!!!!!