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On January 2006 Chile elected its first female president. Michelle Bachelet, from the Socialist Party, won with 53% of the votes. She is described as a strong woman, charismatic and sympathetic to the needs and rights of vulnerable people. Her campaign slogans were about creating a participatory democracy, government for the people and a commitment that the social needs of Chileans will be recognised and permanent solutions sought. Her commitment to people raised her popularity to 62,1% in April, but the government’s slow response to social problems in it’s first three months saw her popularity drop to 44,2% by June 2006 ...   more »