国际英语资讯:Pinera leads in Chile presidential election with 46 pct votes counted
<p><span word="SANTIAGO">SANTIAGO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 17-- <span word="Chile">Chile</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Sebastian">Sebastian</span> <span word="Pinera">Pinera</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> (<span word="Servel">Servel</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> 7 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> 46.78 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="counted">counted</span>, <span word="Pinera">Pinera</span> <span word="garnered">garnered</span> 54.29 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="against">against</span> 45.71 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>, <span word="Alejandro">Alejandro</span> <span word="Guillier">Guillier</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="calmly">calmly</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="scuffle">scuffle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Pinera">Pinera</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Guillier">Guillier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abstention">abstention</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="feared">feared</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="waits">waits</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="over">over</span> 45 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>.</p><p><span word="Pinera">Pinera</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2010 <span word="and">and</span> 2017, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Guillier">Guillier</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>-<span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Michelle">Michelle</span> <span word="Bachelet">Bachelet</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="Pinera">Pinera</span> <span word="maintains">maintains</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chilean">Chilean</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pinochet">Pinochet</span> <span word="dictatorship">dictatorship</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> 8:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Servel">Servel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="with">with</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="counted">counted</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="with">with</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p>
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