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Santiago , Chile 16 January 2006
Socialist Michelle Bachelet won the presidential election on Sunday, becoming the Chile's first woman leader while further consolidating Latin America's move to the left.
Bachelet, a paediatrician and former political prisoner, handily beat her conservative challenger, multimillionaire businessman Sebastian Pinera.
Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti
Socialist Michelle Bachelet won the presidential election on Sunday, becoming the Chile's first woman leader while further consolidating Latin America's move to the left.
Bachelet, a paediatrician and former political prisoner, handily beat her conservative challenger, multimillionaire businessman Sebastian Pinera.
Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti