Chile’s Michelle Bachelet pushes through catalogue of reforms

Photo of Pres. Michelle BacheletGIS SPECIAL REPORT
Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has wasted no time since being elected in a virtual landslide a year ago to push through a catalogue of reforms. The socialist president promised in her election campaign to reduce inequality and to be more responsive to the popular will. And she is ramming through a change agenda against opposition calling for greater compromise and in the face of two debilitating financial scandals which threaten to undermine her leadership. READ MORE