CHILE: President Bachelet Riding Popularity Wave As Term Nears End.

NYTIMES/ Portrait of Bachelet's legacy/
Recent polls show approval for President Michelle Bachelet to be above 70 percent, the highest level since Chile embraced democracy in 1990. Analysts applaud her handling of Chile's economy during the global downturn and decision to save billions of dollars from copper sales during the commodity boom, savings that allowed Chile to spend on pension reform and protections for women and children.