Chile’s Bachelet to wait till December
20 Nov 2013 5:17 AM IST
‘We have won the election and made it by a large majority,’ Bachelet told her supporters at the end of the election day. ‘We won tonight and we will work to earn widely in December.’
With 96.46 per cent of the ballots counted, the former president had 46.73 per cent of the votes, while ruling conservative party candidate Evelyn Matthei garnered 25 percent, the Electoral Service said.
As no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two will go for a run-off election on 15 December.
The results were a boon for Matthei, who entered late in the presidential race, but will now have another month to bolster her support. ‘Passing to the second round is definitely a victory because we start late,’ said Matthei. ‘There are differences between us and we are going to highlight them in the next 30 days,’ she said. A crowded field of nine candidates made the vote fractured, with the third and fourth placed candidates each garnering more than 10 percent of the votes.
With 96.46 per cent of the ballots counted, the former president had 46.73 per cent of the votes, while ruling conservative party candidate Evelyn Matthei garnered 25 percent, the Electoral Service said.
As no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two will go for a run-off election on 15 December.
The results were a boon for Matthei, who entered late in the presidential race, but will now have another month to bolster her support. ‘Passing to the second round is definitely a victory because we start late,’ said Matthei. ‘There are differences between us and we are going to highlight them in the next 30 days,’ she said. A crowded field of nine candidates made the vote fractured, with the third and fourth placed candidates each garnering more than 10 percent of the votes.
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