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General elections were held in Chile on 17 November 2013, including presidential, parliamentary and regional elections. Voters went to the polls to elect:
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.
The President of Chile, officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile is the head of state and the head of government of Chile. The President is responsible for both the Chilean government and state administration. Although its role and significance has changed over the history of Chile, as well as its position and relations with other actors in the national political organization, it is one of the most prominent political figures. It is also considered as one of the institutions that make up the "Historic Constitution of Chile", and is essential to the country's political stability.
The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.
The National Congress of Chile is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile.
All the newly elected authorities began their terms on 11 March 2014.
In the presidential election, former president Michelle Bachelet fell short of the absolute majority needed for an outright win. In the runoff election, held on 15 December, she beat former senator and Minister of Labor Evelyn Matthei with over 62% of the vote, with turnout significantly lower than in the first round.
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018, the first woman to occupy the position. After leaving the presidency in 2010 and while not immediately reelectable, she was appointed the first executive director of the newly created United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In December 2013, Bachelet was reelected with over 62% of the vote, bettering the 54% she obtained in 2006. She was the first President of Chile to be reelected since 1932.
Evelyn Rose Matthei Fornet is a Chilean politician who served as Minister of Labor and Social Security under Chilean President Sebastián Piñera until July 2013. She was the Independent Democrat Union Party's nominee for President of Chile in the 2013 elections. Today she is the mayor of Providencia, her term being 2016-2020.
In the parliamentary elections, the New Majority coalition (backing Bachelet's candidacy) won back control of both chambers of Congress, winning 12 of the 20 contested seats in the Senate, for a total of 21 out of 38 total seats, and 67 of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
The Honourable Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution.
These were the first presidential and parliamentary elections in which all eligible voters were automatically enrolled, and where voting was no longer mandatory. Members of the regional boards were directly elected for the first time.
Notable events and dates. [1] [2]
Juan Pablo Longueira Montes is a Chilean right-wing politician and industrial civil engineer who served as Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile from 2011 to 2013. He is a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) and served as a Senator before being appointed by President Sebastián Piñera to serve in the Cabinet. He was previously a deputy from 1990 until 2006.
Santiago, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's largest and most densely populated conurbation, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 7 million. The city is entirely located in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between 500 m (1,640 ft) and 650 m (2,133 ft) above mean sea level.
Valparaíso is a major city, seaport, and educational center in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the third largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Santiago by road and is one of the South Pacific's most important seaports. Valparaíso is the capital of Chile's second most populated administrative region and has been the headquarters for the Chilean National Congress since 1990. Valparaíso has seven universities.
In December 2012 a law was published allowing political parties or coalitions to define their candidates for president in government-run primary elections. The two main political groups agreed to choose their candidates this way. Former president Michelle Bachelet won the New Majority primary with 73% of the vote, while former senator and minister Pablo Longueira won the Alliance primary with 51%. Longueira subsequently quit the race and was replaced with Evelyn Matthei. Sitting president Sebastián Piñera did not stand for re-election due to term limits.
List of candidates who officially registered their candidacies at the Electoral Service. All candidacies were accepted on 28 August 2013. [4] Bachelet's candidacy was automatically accepted after she was proclaimed the winner of her primary by the Election Court.
Candidate | Endorsement | Remarks |
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Michelle Bachelet Socialist Party | The former President from 2006 to 2010 became the New Majority candidate after beating three other candidates in a coalition primary held on 30 June 2013. [5] For further details, see Chilean presidential primaries, 2013. | |
Marcel Claude Humanist Party |
| The leftist economist and university professor launched his candidacy on 26 January 2013. [6] On 12 March 2013 he was proclaimed by the Humanist Party as their candidate. [7] He officially registered his candidacy at the Electoral Service on 12 August 2013. [8] |
Marco Enríquez-Ominami Progressive Party |
| The 2009 candidate launched his candidacy on 4 October 2012 at a theater in Santiago. [9] On 5 May 2013, he was proclaimed as candidate by the Allendist Socialism movement. [10] On 15 June 2013, he was proclaimed as candidate by the Liberal Party (formerly known as Chilefirst) [11] and on 13 July 2013 by the Progressive Party. [12] He officially registered his candidacy at the Electoral Service on 17 August 2013. [13] |
Ricardo Israel Regionalist Party of the Independents | Regionalist Party of the Independents | The political scientist was proclaimed by the Regionalist Party of the Independents (PRI) on 20 July 2013. [14] He officially registered his candidacy at the Electoral Service on 14 August 2013. [15] |
Tomás Jocelyn-Holt Independent | Independent electors | Former Christian Democrat deputy [16] and former member of the Liberal Party (PL). On 9 December 2012, the PL decided to withdraw their support for his candidacy. [17] He officially registered his independent candidacy at the Electoral Service on 19 August 2013. [18] |
Evelyn Matthei Independent Democratic Union | The former senator and Labor minister was picked as candidate by her party's political commission on 20 July 2013, replacing Pablo Longueira who had quit the race three days earlier. [19] She was formally proclaimed as candidate by both UDI and National Renewal on 10 August 2013. [20] [21] She officially registered her candidacy at the Electoral Service on 18 August 2013. [22] For further details, see Chilean presidential primaries, 2013. | |
Roxana Miranda Equality Party | The leader of ANDHA Chile (a group representing mortgage borrowers) was proclaimed on 21 January 2013 as the Equality Party's candidate for president. [23] She officially registered her candidacy at the Electoral Service on 19 August 2013. [24] | |
Franco Parisi Independent | Independent electors | Economist and television commentator. [25] On 7 August 2013, Parisi officially registered his independent candidacy at the Electoral Service. He presented over 52 thousand signatures, many more than the required minimum. [26] |
Alfredo Sfeir Green Ecologist Party | The economist and spiritual leader was proclaimed as candidate by the Green Ecologist Party on 13 April 2013, [27] after beating Félix González in a party primary. [28] He officially registered his candidacy at the Electoral Service on 19 August 2013. [29] |
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Publisher | Field date | Bachelet | Claude | MEO | Israel | TJH | Matthei | Miranda | Parisi | Sfeir | Other | DK/NR | Error | Comments |
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CERC | June 10–22, 2013 | 51 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 24 | 14 | 3.0 | Source |
La Segunda-UDD | July 9–10, 2013 | 39 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 25 | 21 | 3 | Source |
CEP | July 13-August 18, 2013 | 45 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 11 | — | 4 | — | 14 | 20 | 3.0 | Open question. (Source) |
IPSOS | August 17-September 9, 2013 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 15 | 3.3 | Will go to vote (75%). (Source) |
IPSOS | August 17-September 9, 2013 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 3.3 | Likely voters (53%). (Source) |
Conecta | August 30-September 7, 2013 | 39.8 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 0.2 | — | 17.7 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 15.0 | 3.9 | Source |
Ichem (U. Autónoma) | August 23-September 27, 2013 | 44.4 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.8 | — | 17.7 | 2.35 | Will "surely" go to vote (55%). (Source) |
La Segunda-UDD | September 10–12, 2013 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 15 | 3.1 | Source |
ICSO (UDP) | September 2-October 10, 2013 | 45.2 | 4.6 | 7.3 | <1.0 | <1.0 | 15.9 | <1.0 | 12.0 | <1.0 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 2.72 | Likely voters (51.4%). (Source) |
CEP | September 13-October 14, 2013 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3.0 | Ballot-box vote. (Source) |
CEP | September 13-October 14, 2013 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 9 | 3.0 | Will "surely" go to vote (50%). Questionnaire. (Source) |
CEP | September 13-October 14, 2013 | 53.6 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 9.3 | — | 3.0 | Will "surely" go to vote (50%). Ballot-box vote. (Source) |
IPSOS | September 24-October 4, 2013 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 12 | 3.3 | Will go to vote (72%). (Source) |
IPSOS | September 24-October 4, 2013 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 10 | 3.3 | Likely voters (49%). (Source) |
IPSOS | October 8–18, 2013 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 13 | 2.6 | Will go to vote (75%). (Source) |
IPSOS | October 8–18, 2013 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 11 | 2.6 | Likely voters (51%). (Source) |
La Segunda-UDD | October 16–17, 2013 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 14 | 3.4 | Source |
El Mercurio-Opina | October 19/20 and 26/27, 2013 | 46.2 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 21.7 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 13.6 | — | 3.1 | Likely voters (56.1%). Ballot-box vote. (Source) |
IPSOS | October 19-November 5, 2013 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 13 | 2.2 | Will go to vote (76%). (Source [ permanent dead link ]) |
IPSOS | October 19-November 5, 2013 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 9 | 2.2 | Likely voters (54%). (Source) |
Publisher | Field date | Bachelet | Matthei | Other | DK/NR | Error | Comments |
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Conecta | August 30-September 7, 2013 | 57.6 | 23.1 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 3.9 | Source |
ICSO (UDP) | September 2-October 10, 2013 | 47.4 | 17.2 | 22.0 | 13.4 | 2.72 | Source |
Ipsos-Usach | November 21-December 2, 2013 | 65.2 | 34.9 | — | — | 4.3 | Voted in first round and will go to vote. (Source [ permanent dead link ]) |
The first debate was organized by ANP (National Press Association) and CNN Chile and took place in Coquimbo's Enjoy Casino on 9 October. It ran from 20:00-22:00 with all candidates —except Bachelet, citing a prior commitment— participating. [35] It was moderated by CNN Chile anchor Daniel Matamala. There were four other journalists from regional media present who asked the candidates two randomly selected questions. Matamala also asked two questions, which were the same to all eight candidates. [36]
A radio debate organized by the Radio Broadcasters Association of Chile (Archi), took place on 25 October 2013 at the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Centre (GAM) in Santiago. The debate, which featured all nine candidates for the first time, was broadcast by over 600 radio stations across the country. It started at 8 AM and lasted for about 140 minutes. It was moderated by Archi president Luis Pardo and included four radio journalists: Sergio Campos (Cooperativa), Cony Stipicic (Duna), Mauricio Bustamente (Infinita) and Alejandro de la Carrera (Agricultura). [37] [38]
A series of two consecutive televised debates were organized by the National Television Association (Anatel) and broadcast by all national terrestrial television stations. All nine candidates participated, as well. The first part of the debate aired on 29 October 2013, with a second part transmitted the next day. Both shows took place at TVN's studios in Santiago, beginning at 10 PM and running for over two hours. Former Anatel president Bernardo Donoso served as moderator. The journalists for the first day were Constanza Santa María (Canal 13), Soledad Onetto (Mega) and Claudio Elórtegui (UCV-TV); while the journalists for the second day were Beatriz Sánchez (La Red), Iván Núñez (Chilevisión) and Mauricio Bustamante (TVN). [39] [40]
A radio debate on 6 December 2013 was organized by Archi. [41] [ better source needed ] A television debate organized by Anatel was held 10 December 2013. [42] [ better source needed ]
Candidate | Party/coalition | First round | Second round | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Michelle Bachelet | PS/New Majority | 3,075,839 | 46.70 | 3,470,379 | 62.16 |
Evelyn Matthei | UDI/Alliance | 1,648,481 | 25.03 | 2,111,891 | 37.83 |
Marco Enríquez-Ominami | PRO/Chile Changes, If You Want It | 723,542 | 10.98 | ||
Franco Parisi | Independent | 666,015 | 10.11 | ||
Marcel Claude | PH/Everybody to La Moneda | 185,072 | 2.81 | ||
Alfredo Sfeir | Green Ecologist Party | 154,648 | 2.34 | ||
Roxana Miranda | Equality Party | 81,873 | 1.24 | ||
Ricardo Israel | Regionalist Party of the Independents | 37,744 | 0.57 | ||
Tomás Jocelyn-Holt | Independent | 12,594 | 0.19 | ||
Valid votes | 6,585,808 | 100.00 | 5,582,270 | 100.00 | |
Null votes | 66,935 | 0.99 | 82,916 | 1.45 | |
Blank votes | 46,268 | 0.69 | 32,565 | 0.57 | |
Total votes | 6,699,011 | 100.00 | 5,697,751 | 100.00 | |
Turnouta | 6,668,686 | 5,684,681 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,573,143 | 49.13 | 13,573,143 | 41.88 | |
Voting age population/turnout | 13,232,940 | 50.39 | 13,232,940 | 42.96 | |
Sources: First round: Tricel via Diario Oficial; Tricel via LeyChile. Second round: Tricel [ permanent dead link ]. Turnout figures, first round: Servel. Turnout figures, second round: Servel. a Turnout figures differ from total votes. The former is derived from electoral rolls, while the latter from vote counting, which is error-prone. |
Senators are elected for eight-year mandates, and roughly half of the Senate is renewed every four years. On this election, ten out of 19 senatorial constituencies were contested. As each constituency elects two representatives, this results in 20 new senators.
Electoral pact/party | Votes | % | Candidates | Seats | Total seats | % seats |
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New Majority | 2,282,754 | 50.63 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 55.26 |
Christian Democratic Party | 744,261 | 16.51 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15.78 |
Socialist Party | 728,455 | 16.16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15.78 |
Party for Democracy | 556,131 | 12.33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15.78 |
Broad Social Movement | 156,372 | 3.47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.63 |
Communist Party | 6,423 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Independents | 91,112 | 2.02 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.26 |
Alliance | 1,715,731 | 38.05 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 42.10 |
National Renewal | 733,726 | 16.27 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21.05 |
Independent Democratic Union | 662,477 | 14.69 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21.05 |
Independents | 319,528 | 7.09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
New Constitution for Chile | 175,915 | 3.90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Equality Party | 70,692 | 1.57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Green Ecologist Party | 9,895 | 0.22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Independents | 95,328 | 2.11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Humanist Party | 156,336 | 3.47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
If You Want It, Chile Changes | 109,702 | 2.43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Independents | 109,702 | 2.43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Independents | 68,706 | 1.52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.63 |
Valid votes | 4,509,114 | 100.00 | 67 | 20 | 38 | 100.00 |
Null votes | 166,402 | 3.43 | ||||
Blank votes | 176,649 | 3.64 | ||||
Total votes | 4,852,165 | 100.00 | ||||
Source: Servel |
Electoral pact/party | Votes | % | Candidates | Seats | % seats |
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New Majority | 2,967,896 | 47.71 | 118 | 67 | 55.83 |
Christian Democratic Party | 967,003 | 15.55 | 38 | 21 | 17.50 |
Socialist Party | 691,713 | 11.12 | 24 | 15 | 12.50 |
Party for Democracy | 685,804 | 11.03 | 25 | 15 | 12.50 |
Communist Party | 255,914 | 4.11 | 8 | 6 | 5.00 |
Social Democrat Radical Party | 225,955 | 3.63 | 12 | 6 | 5.00 |
Broad Social Movement | 6,387 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Independents | 135,120 | 2.17 | 10 | 4 | 3.33 |
Alliance | 2,253,781 | 36.23 | 120 | 49 | 40.83 |
Independent Democratic Union | 1,179,342 | 18.96 | 56 | 29 | 24.16 |
National Renewal | 928,037 | 14.92 | 50 | 19 | 15.83 |
Independents | 146,402 | 2.35 | 14 | 1 | 0.83 |
If You Want It, Chile Changes | 337,823 | 5.43 | 75 | 1 | 0.83 |
Progressive Party | 235,722 | 3.79 | 51 | 0 | 0.00 |
Liberal Party | 16,664 | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 0.83 |
Independents | 85,437 | 1.37 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 |
Humanist Party | 208,879 | 3.36 | 67 | 0 | 0.00 |
New Constitution for Chile | 172,903 | 2.78 | 47 | 0 | 0.00 |
Equality Party | 67,094 | 1.08 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
Green Ecologist Party | 32,762 | 0.53 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
Independents | 73,047 | 1.17 | 23 | 0 | 0.00 |
Regionalist Party of the Independents | 72,306 | 1.16 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 |
Independents | 206,634 | 3.32 | 17 | 3 | 2.50 |
Valid votes | 6,220,222 | 100.00 | 470 | 120 | 100.00 |
Null votes | 220,868 | 3.30 | |||
Blank votes | 257,434 | 3.84 | |||
Total votes | 6,698,524 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Servel |
Provisional results including 99.92% of ballot boxes.
Electoral pact/party | Votes | % | Candidates | Seats | |
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Alliance | 1,879,311 | 32.27 | 276 | 102 | |
Independent Democratic Union | 822,819 | 14.13 | 102 | 47 | |
National Renewal | 809,988 | 13.91 | 124 | 42 | |
Independents | 246,504 | 4.23 | 50 | 13 | |
New Majority for Chile a | 1,452,049 | 24.93 | 273 | 89 | |
Christian Democratic Party | 718,188 | 12.33 | 117 | 45 | |
Socialist Party | 614,178 | 10.54 | 126 | 33 | |
Independents | 119,683 | 2.05 | 30 | 11 | |
New Majority to Chile a | 1,269,913 | 21.81 | 263 | 69 | |
Party for Democracy | 569,217 | 9.77 | 82 | 32 | |
Communist Party | 286,422 | 4.91 | 58 | 12 | |
Social Democrat Radical Party | 173,002 | 2.97 | 59 | 12 | |
Broad Social Movement | 6,602 | 0.11 | 3 | 0 | |
Independents | 234,670 | 4.03 | 61 | 13 | |
If You Want It, Chile Changes | 363,405 | 6.24 | 142 | 3 | |
Progressive Party | 227,889 | 3.91 | 63 | 2 | |
Liberal Party | 1,402 | 0.02 | 8 | 0 | |
Independents | 134,114 | 2.30 | 71 | 1 | |
PRI Regionalist Movement | 346,103 | 5.94 | 207 | 8 | |
Regionalist Party of the Independents | 179,146 | 3.07 | 105 | 2 | |
Independents | 166,957 | 2.86 | 102 | 6 | |
Everyone to La Moneda | 262,998 | 4.51 | 118 | 1 | |
Humanist Party | 99,615 | 1.71 | 34 | 0 | |
Independents | 163,383 | 2.80 | 84 | 1 | |
New Constitution for Chile | 200,997 | 3.45 | 77 | 1 | |
Equality Party | 39,367 | 0.67 | 20 | 0 | |
Green Ecologist Party | 34,572 | 0.59 | 10 | 1 | |
Green Ecologist Party of the North | 3,930 | 0.06 | 5 | 0 | |
Independents | 123,128 | 2.11 | 42 | 0 | |
For the Development of the North | 22,849 | 0.39 | 15 | 4 | |
Northern Force | 4,198 | 0.07 | 3 | 0 | |
Independents | 18,651 | 0.32 | 12 | 4 | |
Independents | 24,576 | 0.42 | 11 | 1 | |
Valid votes | 5,822,201 | 100.00 | 1,382 | 278 | |
Null votes | 322,578 | 4.83 | |||
Blank votes | 529,132 | 7.92 | |||
Total votes | 6,673,911 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Servel Note: There were 41,349 ballot boxes for the regional boards election. The results above are a revised count made by the polling officers the following day. |
Following the result of the first round election, Bachelet said: "We knew that it would be tough to win on the first round, we worked really hard, and we almost did it. We did win tonight, and we are going to work hard to win comfortably in December." [43] Following the first round, both candidates offered no change in aggressive campaigning for the second round except to include young MPs elected in their campaign. Matthei did however compare her politices that of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bachelet's to that of the former East Germany. While Green Ecologist Party's candidate Alfredo Sfeir was the only losing first-round candidate to back one of the two second-round candidates, in his case Michelle Bachelet, [44] independent candidate Franco Parisi said "Bachelet will be a great President, (...) Matthei would do bad for Chile, she is not to be trusted." [45]
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Bachelet, while the White House issued a statement that read: "The President expressed his desire to continue strengthening the relationship between the United States and Chile, building on the close partnership he enjoyed with President-elect...The President looks forward to working closely with President-elect Bachelet to advance our shared interests in the years ahead." [46]
Though Bachelet's New Majority gained a majority of seats in the legislature, it failed to gain a four-sevenths majority required to pass legislation for her cornerstone education reform, which was the reason for mass mobilisation amidst the ongoing 2011–13 Chilean student protests. They also failed to get a two-thirds majority to restructure the 1981 constitution of Chile enacted during the Augusto Pinochet regime. Wake Forest political science Professor Peter Siavelis suggested: "The [congressional elections] result will surely be disappointing for Bachelet. Social movements that have spilled onto the streets are demanding reform, yet the limits of the institutional structure of Chile are going to limit her capacity to engage in reform. Even though Bachelet may be the winner tonight she is not in an enviable position." [43] The Washington Post said that Bachelet's "legacy now rides on her ability to craft a coalition for far-reaching structural and particularly political reform." It also questioned what a low turnout could mean for her mandate, which it said was not clear enough as she had to go to a second round. [44] The Huffington Post drew the 40th anniversary of the 11 September coup as a more than subtle backdrop to the election while saying the election was a referendum on Pinochet. [47]
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General elections in Chile were held on Sunday November 19, 2017, including presidential, parliamentary and regional elections.
Political Evolution, also known in Spanish by its shorthand Evópoli, is a Chilean center-right political party, founded in 2012, which groups independents that are not part of the Independent Democratic Union, National Renewal and the Independent Regionalist Party, the other members of Chile Vamos. The party defines itself as a liberal platform for the people who look for a "modern center-right who proposes as the central axis of their proposal the appreciation of diversity, the emphasis on encouraging local communities and the pursuit of social justice".
The presidential primaries of the Concertation of Parties for Democracy of the year 2005 was the electoral system to define the presidential candidate of such Chilean coalition for the presidential election of 2005. It confronted Michelle Bachelet Jeria, candidate by the Socialist Party (PS), the Party for Democracy (PPD), and the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD), and Soledad Alvear Valenzuela, candidate for the Christian Democratic Party of Chile (PDC). However, the process remained unfinished after Alvear retired from competition months before the completion of the primary.
The presidential primaries of the New Majority in 2013 was the method of election of the Chilean presidential candidate of the parties Christian Democrat, Radical Social-Democrat, For Democracy, Socialist, Movimiento Amplio Social, Communist and Citizen Left and, in addition to the left-wing and center-left independents, grouped in the "New Majority" pact, for the 2013 election. On that same date, the conglomerate also planned to hold its parliamentary primaries in districts and/or districts where appropriate; However, on 1 May it was decided that such primaries would not be carried out at the official level.
The presidential primaries of the Alliance of 2013 were the method of election of the presidential candidate of such Chilean center-right coalition, for the presidential election of 2013. On that same date the conglomerate would also realize its parliamentary primaries in the districts but the UDI decided not to participate in them, being reduced to the candidates of National Renewal (RN).
The Chilean presidential primaries of 2017 were held in Chile on Sunday 2 July 2017. It was the first election in the country's history in which Chileans were permitted to vote from abroad.
Sumemos is a Chilean political coalition that brings together two parties and a liberal center political movement. It was officially presented on January 13, 2016 in an event held in the building of the former National Congress of Chile.
General elections will be held in Guatemala in June 16, 2019 to elect the President and Congress, with a second round of the presidential elections to be held in August 11, 2019 if no candidate wins a majority in the first round.
Patriotic Union was a Chilean political party. It was founded in September 2015 and is led by Eduardo Artés, first secretary of the Chilean Communist Party.