Chileans split on whether Bachelet can clinch social reforms


SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans are split on whether centre-left president Michelle Bachelet will deliver on her three flagship proposals for tax, education and constitutional reforms, a poll showed on Thursday.

Bachelet took office last month, vowing to tackle the Andean country's steep income inequality by hiking corporate taxes, "working towards" free education and shredding the dictatorship-era constitution.

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