SANTIAGO, Jan. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Michelle Bachelet, of the ruling left-wing party, is leading Chile's second round presidential vote, with 67.31 percent of the vote counted, the country's interior ministry said on Sunday.
Bachelet, candidate of the ruling Coalition for Democracy, has won 53.22 percent of vote while right-wing businessman Sebastian Pinera, her rival for the presidency, has won 46.77 percent, Jorge Correa Sutil, deputy interior minister told local media.
Bachelet now looks set to become Chile's first woman president. Enditem |