Popularity of Chile's Bachelet damaged by loan scandal

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AP Santiago
Last Updated : Mar 04 2015 | 1:42 AM IST
The approval rating for Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has plunged to its lowest level since she took office last year as a bank loan scandal involving her son chips away at her popularity.
A poll released today says Bachelet's approval rating fell five percentage points to 39 percent in February from 44 percent in January.
The survey was carried out by local polling firm Gfk Adimark, which polled 1, 097 people between Feb. 2 and Feb. 25. It has an error margin of three percentage points.
A prosecutor is investigating whether Bachelet's son, Sebastian Davalos, and his wife got privileged access to a $10 million loan to buy land they later sold for about $15 million. The loan was approved a day after Bachelet was elected president in December 2013.
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First Published: Mar 04 2015 | 1:42 AM IST

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