Chile elects first woman president.

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Chile elected socialist Michelle Bachelet to be its first woman president on Sunday, making her only the second woman elected to head a South American state as Latin America cements a shift to the left.

Some background info for those interested in the election.

W00t!

via Reuters.

Posted by Samhita - January 16, 2006, at 03:59AM | in International

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January 18, 2006 6:40 PM

[0+] JesusJonesSuperstar said:

If anyone believes that the usa is not ready for a woman president in my mind this victory proves them wrong. Chile is a conservative primarily catholic country with much more conservative gender roles. Certainly if they can, we can. Just waiting for the right candidate, perhaps hill??

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