Chile Overview: Elections And Economy

It can be difficult for foreigners to find good information in English regarding upcoming elections in Chile and some of the main sectors that drive the economy. BNamericas has recently released a new report that outlines political risk in different Latin American countries. The aim of the report is to track and put into perspective all political news that impacts the real economy.

Below we have summarized some of the main points:

• Chile is Latin America's most stable country, but is going through a challenging period marked by low growth and overwhelming disapproval of the current government of Michelle Bachelet.
• Presidential elections will be held on November 19. In the latest poll by local pollster Adimark, the right- leaningex-president Sebastian Piñera, 67, is in the lead, with 31% of respondents saying they would vote for him, followed by 64-year-old independent Alejandro Guiller, at 15%. Next is leftist Beatriz Sanchez, at 13%.