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Piñera Closer To Presidency

October 2009 | Political Risk Analysis

BMI View: Opposition leader Sebastián Piñera has consolidated his position as the frontrunner in Chile's upcoming presidential election, paving the way for the country's first centre-right president in two decades. However, if, as is likely, the first round proves inconclusive, his victory could be cast into doubt by supporters of the eliminated candidates rallying behind Eduardo Frei and the ruling Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia bloc.

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