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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION - CHILE: BACHELET CABINET MEMBERS 
 
On January 31, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 
102,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Michelle Bachelet's Stamp." 
 Quote: 
 
"Michelle Bachelet's appointments reflect a clear effort to 
integrate younger people in an attempt to promote generational 
change....  As was the case with those who preceded her, Bachelet 
wants to begin office with a differentiating mark.  Although she has 
appointed some 'traditional leaders,' it seems the president-elect 
wants to keep some distance from the Concertacion political 
coalition's establishment.  This is a risky bet, because she will 
head a brief four-year government, will face a determined 
opposition, will have to deal with an injured Christian Democratic 
Party, and will be inevitably compared with her immediate 
predecessor." 
 
KELLY