Given political history in Chile, it seemed to me that there was a critical task of consolidating a democracy and creating healthy civic-military and political-military relationships.ChileMichelle BacheletPoliticianChilean1951 · 20th century4.1 · 64 votesShare on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XCreate a card to share
Having experienced personally and through my family the tragedy of Chile is something always present in my memory. I do not want events of that nature ever to happen again, and I have dedicated an important part of my life to ensuring that and to the reunChileMichelle BacheletPoliticianChilean1951 · 20th century4.5 · 38 votesShare on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XCreate a card to share
People see I am a mother and head of a household. Today in Chile, one-third of households are run by women. They wake up, take the children to school, go to work. To them I am hope.ChileWomenMichelle BacheletPoliticianChilean1951 · 20th century3.0 · 25 votesShare on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XCreate a card to share
The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves,ChileMichelle BacheletPoliticianChilean1951 · 20th century4.3 · 58 votesShare on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XCreate a card to share