Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet, struggling with low opinion poll ratings, concern over corruption, and a weaker-than-expected economy, is trying to get back on track and get the balance right between adjusting her policies where necessary, on the one hand, and sticking to her guns, on the other. The government’s slogan of the moment is ‘realismo sin renuncia’. This can be roughly translated as ‘realism without surrender’. The big problem for Bachelet is that not all parties within the ruling Nueva Mayoría coalition have interpreted its meaning in the same way.End of preview - This article contains approximately 1220 words.
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