Bachelet triumphs in Chile election but faces runoff


  • World
  • Tuesday, 19 Nov 2013

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) - Leftist candidate Michelle Bachelet was the clear winner in Chile's presidential election on Sunday, although she will have to wait until a second-round runoff next month to seal her victory.

With nine candidates running, the vote was fractured and Bachelet, seeking her second term as president, fell just short of the 50 percent she needed for an outright first-round victory.

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