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Chilean candidates prepare for crucial debate
Chilean ruling coalition presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet and
opposition Conservative businessman Sebastian Piñera are scheduled to debate
Wednesday evening on national television, the only time they will do so
before the run off next January 15
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Monday, 02 January
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The one hour debate will be aired in all Chilean open channels and could be
crucial since a good performance from any of the two candidates would have a
decisive impact on the independent electorate which still is unresolved
about to whom trust its vote.
Bachelet and Piñera have already clashed in two debates previous to the
December 11 first round, with two other hopefuls, when the ruling coalition
candidate was seen as having managed a slight advantage over her adversaries
on both occasions.

The first public opinion poll to be published since December 11 shows Ms
Bachelet with 42.8% of vote intention and Mr. Piñera trailing closely 37.5%.
The poll was done December 18/22.

In the first round Ms Bachelet managed 46% of the vote and Mr. Piñera 25.4%.
However it was the first time that the Conservative block (adding Joaquin
Lavin) was ahead of the coalition of centre and centre left parties, (mainly
President Ricardo Lagos Socialist and Christian Democrats) which has ruled
Chile since recovering democracy in 1990.

Currently Mr. Piñera is trying to attract the hard right wing of Mr. Lavin
(23.2% in December 11) and Ms Bachelet the more left wing Humanist and
Communists whose leaders have promised her support.

However the big fight and hard blows are centred in the ruling coalition's
junior partner, the Christian Democrats, many of whom feel more sympathetic
towards the successful businessman Mr. Piñera and his compassionate
Christian attitude than Ms Bachelet, a declared agnostic, with former links
to the "hard" left and head of a one parent family in a most Catholic
country.

Mr. Piñera is expected to question Ms Bachelet's leadership capacity and
good reaction when criticized, which allegedly she has failed in
transmitting, partly because of the overwhelming figure of president Lagos
who virtually picked her as his successor and has a "protective" attitude
towards her.

"We're going to show that Ms. Bachelet is well prepared for the job: she is
a doctor in medicine, is an expert in military affairs which she learnt in a
US academy, as a former minister in two delicate areas, Public Health and
Defence is well aware of what governance means and besides is fluent in four
languages", said Sergio Bitar head of her campaign team and former Education
Minister.

Mr. Piñera apparently will announce a package of economic and social
proposals to fight poverty; improve education and health services; stabilize
the rising value of the Chilean currency which is harming non metal exports,
and a strong law and order stance.

According to close associates he will avoid a direct confrontation with Ms
Bachelet so as not to "repel" the woman vote. In a New Year public
celebration Mr. Piñera made it a point to look for Ms Bachelet congratulate
her, and then hugged and kissed her three times before photographers. If the
ruling coalition wins Ms Bachelet will be the first woman president in Chile
's history

Ms Bachelet is expected to attack the fact Mr Piñera is one of the richest
men in Chile, (including Lan Chile and Chilevision, one of the country's
main television stations), which could become highly sensitive to the
businesses "lobbies", plus his refusal to dispose of all his assets in a
blind fund while in politics.

Piñera's team also underlines that the achievements of Chile since becoming
a democracy can be attributed to a strong presence of the opposition in
Congress keeping track of the ruling coalition. Now that the ruling
coalition will have a majority in both Congress Houses, (following on
December 11 results) a same colour Executive is not healthy in political or
counterbalance terms.

The debate format is with four journalists asking the same questions to both
candidates.

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