Followers of Sebastian Piñera await his arrival in Osorno, Chile on November 9, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights reserved.
This article is part of our series on the 2017 International Civil Society Week, where CIVICUS and the Pacific Islands Association of non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) brought civil society members and activists from around the world together to discuss some of the key challenges our planet is facing. You can see more of what came out of the event here.
What a surprise! Beatriz Sánchez, a journalist and the recently formed Frente Amplio coalition’s presidential candidate received over 20.27% of the popular vote in last months elections. Allejandro Guiller, the nominee from the incumbent President Michelle Machelet’s centre-left coalition Fuerza de la Mayoría (New Majority), just managed to reach the second round with 22.70%. With a slight lead over the Frente Amplio, he will now face former President Sebastián Piñera, of the centre-right coalition “Chile Vamos” (with 36.64%), in the runoff election.
