Bachelet: Working Non Stop Without Rushing
Chilean President-elect Michelle Bachelet said she is "working nonstop but without hurry" to choose the Cabinet she plans to announce within 10 days.

The former health and defense minister, to assume office March 11, recalled that her office will be four years, not six like her predecessor, so her Cabinet must be made up of the best men and women.

The first woman ever elected president in Chile and Latin America called on the parties making up the ruling coalition, Concertación Democrática (Democratic Alliance), to stop worrying about pre-electoral remarks that in her administration "no one will have seconds."

In her first public appearance since winning the presidential elections last Sunday, Bachellet said Thursday that she will take care of her campaign commitments and promises and, on the other hand, make up a cabinet characterized by equality and excellence.

Bachelet thanked the support given by the La Pintana vicinity and welcomed in her residence leading members of the Communist Party to show her appreciation for their support.

She also met with Papal Nuncio Aldo Cavalli with whom she spoke about human values, the family, poverty, health and education.

The prelate stressed that her agnostic condition does not hinder the dialogue.

"A person can be Catholic, agnostic, Muslim or whatever, but there´s a common base for all, we are human and therefore we can talk and build many bridges together," said Cardinal Cavalli.