Chilean presidential election, 1946

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The Chilean presidential election of 1946 was a pivotal post–World War II contest that brought Gabriel González Videla to power and marked a key moment in the country’s mid-20th-century political realignment.

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instanceOf political event
presidential election
after Chilean presidential election, 1946 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chilean presidential election, 1942
before Chilean presidential election, 1946 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chilean presidential election, 1952
category 1946 elections in South America
1946 in Chile
Presidential elections in Chile
chronology occurs between the 1942 and 1952 Chilean presidential elections
constitutionalFramework Constitution of Chile
surface form: Chilean Constitution of 1925
continent South America
country Chile
electedCandidateParty Radical Party of Chile
electedOffice President of Chile
electoralBody Chilean electorate
electorate Chilean citizens eligible to vote in 1946
era mid-20th century
governmentTypeAtTime republic
headOfStateElected President of the Republic of Chile
impact influenced Chile’s alignment in early Cold War politics
reshaped alliances among Chilean Radical, Socialist, and Communist parties
involvedPoliticalParties Partido Comunista de Chile
surface form: Communist Party of Chile

Conservative Party of Chile
Liberal Party of Chile
Radical Party of Chile
Chilean Socialist Party
surface form: Socialist Party of Chile
language Spanish
location Chile
mainIdeologicalConflict conflict between left-wing and centrist-right forces
officeContested Office of the President of Chile
surface form: Presidency of Chile
officeTermEndOfWinner 1952
officeTermStartOfWinner 1946
partOf history of Chile
politics of Chile
politicalRealignment mid-20th-century Chilean party system realignment
postConflictContext post–World War II period
relatedTo Cold War politics in Chile
Gabriel González Videla
surface form: Gabriel González Videla presidency

banning of the Communist Party in Chile
resultedIn election of Gabriel González Videla as president of Chile
scope countrywide
significance pivotal contest in post–World War II Chilean politics
tookPlaceIn Santiago
tookPlaceInPoliticalSystem presidential system
typeOfElection national-level election
votingSystem popular vote followed by congressional decision if no absolute majority
winner Gabriel González Videla
year 1946

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Gabriel González Videla participatedIn Chilean presidential election, 1946
Chilean presidential election, 1946 after Chilean presidential election, 1946 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chilean presidential election, 1942
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this entity surface form: Chilean presidential election, 1952