Chilean presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet talks to supporters after the first round of presidential elections in Santiago, November 17, 2013. REUTERS/Maglio Perez
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile presidential favourite Michelle Bachelet is seen strolling to victory in next month's run-off vote, but she will face an uphill battle to push through an ambitious reform program and is set to inherit a weakening economy.
Bachelet, who was Chile's first female president from 2006 to 2010, fell short of a decisive victory in Sunday's election but is expected to beat the governing right-wing's presidential candidate, Evelyn Matthei, in a second-round vote on December 15.
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