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Presidential elections

July 28, 2015
History made in Taiwan: two women candidates compete in 2016 presidential campaign

Taiwan’s top two political parties have each nominated a woman to run in the 2016 presidential election.

November 23, 2013
Socialist Bachelet faces runoff election in Chile

The leader in the race for president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet took 47% of the vote in November 17th elections. She will face a run-off against opponent Evelyn Matthei of the ruling center-right Alliance on December 15 who received 25% of the vote.

October 12, 2013
Chilean presidential election is between “Michelle Bachelet and I” says Evelyn Matthei

Chilean presidential candidate for the ruling party Evelyn Matthei was the target of her competitors’ criticism during a televised debate in which she brushed aside hopefuls’ aspirations arguing that it was obvious that the race was between her and Michelle Bachelet, who did not participate.

April 5, 2013
Brazil’s Dilma seems unbeatable 18 months ahead of the presidential election

The poll from the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion, Ibope, and published by O Estado de Sao Paulo shows that 35% spontaneously even before presenting the list of possible candidates, said they would support Rousseff in 2014, which is three times the sum of all other presid