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“A Socialist physician held a strong lead in Chile’s presidential election yesterday, according to early returns, but she appeared set to fall short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff and become the country’s first female president.
With 12.7 percent of ballots counted, Michelle Bachelet, who was imprisoned during Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s rule, had 44.8 percent of the vote. Her two conservative rivals trailed her by more than 20 percentage points, according to the first official returns announced by the government. …”
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