Former Chilean student movement leader Camila Vallejo is seen after casting her ballot during the presidential election in Santiago November 17, 2013. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Presidential favourite Michelle Bachelet fell just short of a decisive first-round victory and her centre-left bloc failed to gain major ground in Congress on Sunday, possibly snarling her ambitious plans to curb Chile's steep income inequality.
To be sure, Bachelet triumphed against eight other candidates and is expected to handily beat the wounded right-wing's presidential candidate, Evelyn Matthei, in next month's runoff vote.
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