World & Nation
Michelle Bachelet, the daughter of an Allende loyalist and a Socialist, has a way of connecting with people. The vote for president is today.
Dec. 11, 2005
Michelle Bachelet wins presidential primary in Chile
June 30, 2013
Former President Michelle Bachelet wins a new term in Chile
Dec. 15, 2013
Michelle Bachelet far ahead in Chile’s first-round presidential vote
Nov. 17, 2013
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Former President Michelle Bachelet was elected to a new term as Chile’s leader in a landslide victory Sunday, becoming the first woman to be reelected chief executive in the nation’s history.
Michelle Bachelet, the ruling bloc’s candidate, falls short of a majority. A runoff is set Jan. 15.
Dec. 12, 2005
With nearly all ballots counted, the ex-president wins 47%, not enough to avoid a runoff. She’ll face economist Evelyn Matthei.
Michelle Bachelet, a socialist who was jailed and went into exile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, was elected the first female president of this South American nation Sunday in a vote that underscored the region’s leftward drift.
Jan. 16, 2006
Michelle Bachelet’s rise highlights a cultural shift in a country long regarded as among the most conservative in Latin America.
March 12, 2006
Only a year in office, Michelle Bachelet draws the ire of exasperated commuters in the capital.
March 28, 2007