Current Election

                                            Michelle Bachelet is BACK!!!!!!!!!
As I had mentioned in an earlier blog Michelle Bachelet was Chile's first female president from 2006 to 2010, she had the approval of 86% of the Chilean population. Chile's current presidential election has been launched and Bachelet is once again a presidential candidate. She will be running (coalitions candidacy;left wing) against Laurence Golborne (he was in charge of of the rescue of the 33 miners, who were trapped underground in 2010) or Andres Allamand; defense minister. Chile's current President Sebastian Pinera (right wing) is believed that Bachelet will win the election once again!

President Pinera

Laurence Golborne

     Although Pinera has negative attention form the student protests it is believed that Chileans are better off now with Piner, than with Bachelet. The economy has improved with Pinera; its economy has gone up 5.6% during his presidency, and unemployment has gone down. Yet the distribution of wealth is still not equal, regardless of who wins they will be faced with demands to improve the distribution.
Bachelet has already promised if elected she would send a bill to end private funding to school as well as end profits form this funding. As well as combat the distribution of wealth, and keep fighting for women's rights. She also advocating for marriage equality; Chile currently does not allow gay couples the right to marriage, yet are trying to pass a law were they can have equal amount of resources. Finally, she also wants to legalizes therapeutic abortions or abortions for those who faced sexual abuse.

Andres Allamand

It is believed that less people will vote in the elections since it is the first time that elections will be voluntary.The winner will be announced November 17th 2013. These candidates can sure to face demands from Chileans and most likely marches and demonstrations for equality of education, gender, and distributions of wealth.  








http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/16/michelle-bachelet-leaves-_n_2892449.html
http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/04/15/michelle-bachelet-promises-free-education-minimum-wage-2/84122
http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21575806-not-quite-shoo-she-looks-bachelet-back