<P> A presidential election took place in Chile on Sunday , December 11 , 2005 . None of the four candidates received an absolute majority , thus a runoff election among the top two candidates -- Michelle Bachelet from the Coalition of Parties for Democracy and Sebastián Piñera from National Renewal -- was held on Sunday , January 15 , 2006 . Bachelet was victorious with 53.49 % of the vote . She succeeded President Ricardo Lagos on March 11 , 2006 for a period of four years , after Congress reformed the Constitution in September 2005 and reduced the term from six years . </P>
<P> A presidential election took place in Chile on Sunday , December 11 , 2005 . None of the four candidates received an absolute majority , thus a runoff election among the top two candidates -- Michelle Bachelet from the Coalition of Parties for Democracy and Sebastián Piñera from National Renewal -- was held on Sunday , January 15 , 2006 . Bachelet was victorious with 53.49 % of the vote . She succeeded President Ricardo Lagos on March 11 , 2006 for a period of four years , after Congress reformed the Constitution in September 2005 and reduced the term from six years . </P>
who was elected president of chile in january 2006
who was elected president of chile in january 2006
Michelle Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet