<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A presidential election took place in Chile on Sunday, December 11, 2005 . None of the four candidates received an absolute majority, thus a runoff election among the top two candidates--Michelle Bachelet from the Coalition of Parties for Democracy and Sebastián Piñera from National Renewal--was held on Sunday, January 15, 2006 . Bachelet was victorious with 53.49% of the vote . She succeeded President Ricardo Lagos on March 11, 2006 for a period of four years, after Congress reformed the Constitution in September 2005 and reduced the term from six years . </P> <P> The 2005 Chilean parliamentary election was held in conjunction with the presidential election . </P>

Who was elected president of chile in january 2006