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Support for Bachelet on the wane say polls

By Giovanni at 03/31/07 17:45

The chaos over the new Santiago transport system continues with President Michelle Bachelet sacking four government ministers, as support for her government is on the wane.

Original source: BBC news. Purge amid Chile transport chaos

Bachelet swears in another round of ministers

Driven by the public transportation fiasco in Santiago that has severely damaged her popularity, the Chilean President launched a new damage repair attempt by appointing 6 new government ministers

Original source: Yahoo News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070328/ ap_ on_ re_ la_ am_ ca/ chile_ cabinet_ shuffle;_ ylt=AqFK2gJODs8dZsl0gG8jvM0HcggF, anchor: Chile's Bachelet swears in new ministers]

Bachelet apologizes to the poor.

Apologizing to the poor especially for the poor transport system, Chile's President, Michelle Bachelet, made further drastic changes to her year-old government by sacking four ministers. The second such move in less than a year.

Original source: Reuters. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / today. reuters. com/ news/ articleinvesting. aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007 -03 -27T020422Z_ 01_ N26409293_ RTRIDST_ 0_ CHILE -BACHELET -UPDATE -2 -REPEAT. XML, anchor: Chile's president announces second cabinet shuffle]

Bachelet: we will make decisions together with the people.

Announcing that "as of today, we begin a process aimed at making decisions....with the people....who are so far away from the nation's capital," Chilean President Michelle Bachelet enacted a law to create an administrative region in the north of Chile. She also announced an investment plan to improve infrastructure in the area.

Original source: Peoples Daily Online. Chilean president enacts law to create administrative region

First Anniversay Not A Happy One

Michelle Bachelet, the first female President, is watching as her popularity continues to drop rapidly. The controversy over the rapid transit system is the main reason for her drop in approval rating. A scarcity of new buses has left large areas of the city almost without transportation and over utilizes the subway system which is a detriment.

Original source: Herald Tribune/Americas. In Chile, Bachelet popularity drops steeply as first anniversary of government nears