Posted on 01/17/2010 4:07:56 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
SANTIAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera won Chile's presidential election on Sunday, ending two decades of center-left rule in Latin America's most stable economy and the world's top copper producer.
Pinera won with almost 52 percent of the vote and his leftist rival, former President Eduardo Frei, quickly conceded defeat.
The victory by Pinera, a Harvard-educated airline magnate, marks a shift to the right in South America, a region dominated by leftist rulers from Venezuela to Argentina, although no major changes to economic policy are expected.
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Bump! Good news.
More bad news for the socialist muslim from Kenya.
Cool... I’m making my first visit to Chile in April... looking forward to it.
Reuters, you’re slow! I posted this almost 1 1/2 hours ago!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2430723/posts?page=14
Excellent news !!!!
Good news. Well done to the people of Chile.
30 years ago Chile Privatized their Social security and National health Scheme.... people were getting antsy that the retirement scheme was gettong impugned by all the socialist programs.... When you get a Monthly statemnt it means something...
Chile is the best run economy in Sud America!!
You’ll love it there. One of my buddies in Vancouver is Chilean and we all went there years ago. One part of it is covered in glacier and the other end is sunny as California. Breathtaking and lots of hot girls (cough)..
GREAT NEWS!
Looks like Chile was going red, but now it is going green!
Even if he beats me ski racing (some times but often) I enjoy his great knowledge and passion to help Chile become what she can become.
Thank you God!!!!
How does one invest in Chile?
I've spent a lot of time in Argentina, at first for business then for pleasure... talk about a place with beautiful women!
Just got back from Chile with my wife and son. I have been there many times but it was her first. My father is Chileno and his whole family wanted Pinera! It is a great day for Chile!
If you want some travel tips, message me.
I envy you!
Thanks! My visit is part of a cruise, and we're stopping in various ports in Chile: Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt, Santiago, Coquimbo and also sailing through the Chilean Fjords, Patagonic Channel and Canal Moraleda.
I hope to get loads of good photos!
Awesome: a South American Berlusconi (without the sex scandals, I can only hope).
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