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Brazil & Southern Cone - October 2008 (ISSN 1741-4431)

CHILE: Lagos steps aside, thinning presidential contest

Chile is already looking beyond the 26 October municipal elections. The contest for the presidential nomination of the ruling Concertación alliance has become less crowded, albeit slightly so. Former president Ricardo Lagos has announced his withdrawal from the race - a decision that has raised eyebrows, given the fact that he was the favourite in the opinion polls. This has narrowed down the field to three contenders, who have been publicly, if obliquely, urged by President Michelle Bachelet to set aside their presidential aspirations to concentrate on the municipal elections.

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