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Chile election: conservative Piñera elected president
BBC ^ | December 17, 2017 | bbc

Posted on 12/17/2017 3:58:17 PM PST by sparklite2

A conservative billionaire and former president, Sebastián Piñera, has won Chile's presidential election run-off.

It is a marked move to the right for the country, which is currently led by socialist President Michelle Bachelet. She had backed Mr Guillier.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: alejandroguillier; chile; chileelection; conservative; michellebachelet; pinera; sebastianpinera
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1 posted on 12/17/2017 3:58:17 PM PST by sparklite2
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We’ll be launching the helicopters in 5 minutes...


2 posted on 12/17/2017 4:01:02 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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There os a Pinera that fixed their Social Security program. Not the same one I’m sure but we should do just that.


3 posted on 12/17/2017 4:02:31 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: sparklite2

Good news.


4 posted on 12/17/2017 4:03:41 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: sparklite2

Nice to see some sanity return to Chile.


5 posted on 12/17/2017 4:13:49 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: sparklite2

Was in Chile earlier this year - as with most countries the people are great and their government doesn’t really represent them. Perhaps some sanity is returning to the world - we shall see.


6 posted on 12/17/2017 4:17:42 PM PST by reed13k
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To: sparklite2

Chile is a beautiful country filled with warm, welcoming people. Too bad it is so far because a lot of Americans would enjoy it.


7 posted on 12/17/2017 4:22:33 PM PST by Andy'smom (Proud member of the basket of deplorables)
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To: Mr. Blond

Frankie in the Vatican is probably already brewing up some special potion that the Pachamama can slip into the inaugural champagne.


8 posted on 12/17/2017 4:32:50 PM PST by livius
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I’m currently in Colombia and this is welcome news. Obama/Hillary damn near ruined this country. Colombia is very pro US as is Chile


9 posted on 12/17/2017 4:35:55 PM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocke)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; AuH2ORepublican; Redmen4ever

Good news in Chile. Communists very sad, whining about Pinchoet.


10 posted on 12/17/2017 4:40:23 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: sparklite2

Got rid of socialist president...preserved Bordeaux’s lost Carmenere grape...but they put green beans on their steak sandwich.


11 posted on 12/17/2017 4:41:34 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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Libtards are tweeting

“CHILE IS CANCELLED” and “#ChileIsOverParty”

Libtards are weird.


12 posted on 12/17/2017 4:47:50 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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13 posted on 12/17/2017 4:51:15 PM PST by dfwgator
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VIVA PINOCHET ! VIVA PINERA !


14 posted on 12/17/2017 5:01:02 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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F the Leftards that besmirched this great man.
15 posted on 12/17/2017 5:02:56 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Impy

Ran through that Twitter feed. What is it with libtards and Canada? Bunch of Chilean lefties say they’re Canadian now that they lost the election.


16 posted on 12/17/2017 5:06:45 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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During the Cold War, Radio Moscow used to beam a special Spanish-language broadcast to Chile using Chilean exiles who had fled to the Soviet Union.


17 posted on 12/17/2017 5:09:46 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: ameribbean expat

Well, Baby Doc Trudeau is biggest asshat leader in the hemisphere outside of Cuba and Venezuela and they’ll let anyone in Canada, so maybe that’s it.


18 posted on 12/17/2017 5:11:15 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: dfwgator

Right on.


19 posted on 12/17/2017 5:14:03 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Andy'smom

Yes, such a shame that we are cursed with having Mexico on our southern border instead of Chile.


20 posted on 12/17/2017 5:23:01 PM PST by txrefugee
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