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| Pablo Longueira quits Chile campaign, strengthening Bachelet's chances | Pablo Longueira quits Chile campaign, strengthening Bachelet's chances |
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| The conservative coalition's candidate in the Chilean presidential campaign has dropped out of the race because he suffers from depression, his son says. | The conservative coalition's candidate in the Chilean presidential campaign has dropped out of the race because he suffers from depression, his son says. |
| The surprise resignation by Pablo Longueira was expected to further weaken the chances for the governing conservatives to beat former president Michelle Bachelet of the Socialist Party, who is the front-runner for the November 17 election. | The surprise resignation by Pablo Longueira was expected to further weaken the chances for the governing conservatives to beat former president Michelle Bachelet of the Socialist Party, who is the front-runner for the November 17 election. |
| "Our father is sick," Juan Pablo Longueira said at a news conference. "After the primary election, and after taking some days of rest, his health deteriorated as a result of a bout of depression that was medically diagnosed." | "Our father is sick," Juan Pablo Longueira said at a news conference. "After the primary election, and after taking some days of rest, his health deteriorated as a result of a bout of depression that was medically diagnosed." |
| Longueira, 55, is a former economy minister and one of the founding members of the conservative Independent Democratic Union that supported General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. | Longueira, 55, is a former economy minister and one of the founding members of the conservative Independent Democratic Union that supported General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. |
| He entered the race three months ago when Laurence Golborne, a charismatic businessman who had been seen as the centre-right's best hope for holding on to power, was forced out by a financial scandal. | He entered the race three months ago when Laurence Golborne, a charismatic businessman who had been seen as the centre-right's best hope for holding on to power, was forced out by a financial scandal. |
| Longueira, who supports free-market economic policies and opposes gay marriage and abortion, won a primary held last month by the centre-right Alliance for Chile bloc to choose its candidate to replace conservative president Sebastian Pinera. | Longueira, who supports free-market economic policies and opposes gay marriage and abortion, won a primary held last month by the centre-right Alliance for Chile bloc to choose its candidate to replace conservative president Sebastian Pinera. |
| Bachelet, who ended her four-year presidency in 2010 with high popularity ratings, is campaigning on promises to use a second term to fight Chile's vast income inequality, change the Pinochet-era constitution and reform taxes and education. | Bachelet, who ended her four-year presidency in 2010 with high popularity ratings, is campaigning on promises to use a second term to fight Chile's vast income inequality, change the Pinochet-era constitution and reform taxes and education. |
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