Michelle Bachelet: The President Of Chile

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The President of Chile is Michelle Bachelet. She has been in office since 2006. She was the first women president of Chile. (Encyclopedia Britannica). The President is both head of state and head of government. Chile has a republic government. (Chile, factbook). Chile is a Republic country. The people elect the president every four-years. “If a president is elected once they cannot run for a second consecutive term” (Monteon, 465). The country id divided into fifteen regions. Those fifteen regions are divided into fifty-three provinces. (Monteon). “Chile is governed under the constitution of 1981” (Chile, infoplease). Senate members serve an eight-year term. While the Chamber of Deputies only serve a four-year term. (Chile, infoplease). Chile