Presidential election of Chile 1958
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The Presidential election of Chile in 1958 was a closely contested race that marked the rise of conservative independent Jorge Alessandri to the presidency amid a fragmented party system and growing social tensions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
economic stabilization
ⓘ
inflation control ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| constitutionalFramework | 1925 Constitution of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| date | 1958-09-04 ⓘ |
| electedPresident | Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedPresidentInaugurationDate | 1958-11-03 ⓘ |
| electedPresidentTermEndYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | plurality voting ⓘ |
| fifthPlaceCandidate | Antonio Zamorano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifthPlaceDescription | populist independent candidate ⓘ |
| fifthPlaceVoteSharePercentage | approximately 2.2 ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceCandidate | Luis Bossay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceParty | Radical Party of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceVoteSharePercentage | approximately 15.6 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked the rise of Jorge Alessandri to the presidency
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one of the closest presidential races in mid-20th-century Chile ⓘ |
| ideologicalPolarization | right-left polarization with centrist Christian Democrats ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentBeforeElection | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentPartyBeforeElection | Independent ⓘ |
| location | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Jorge Alessandri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | Presidential election of Chile 1964 ⓘ |
| notableCandidate |
Eduardo Frei Montalva
NERFINISHED
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Jorge Alessandri NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvador Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
fragmented party system
ⓘ
growing social tensions ⓘ |
| previousElection | Presidential election of Chile 1952 ⓘ |
| resultConfirmedBy | Chilean Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Salvador Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpAlliance | Frente de Acción Popular NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpParty | Socialist Party of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpVoteSharePercentage | approximately 28.9 ⓘ |
| termLengthOfElectedPresident | 6 years ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceCandidate | Eduardo Frei Montalva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceParty | Christian Democratic Party of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceVoteSharePercentage | approximately 20.7 ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | approximately 84 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Independent ⓘ |
| winnerPoliticalOrientation | conservative ⓘ |
| winnerVoteSharePercentage | approximately 31.6 ⓘ |
| year | 1958 ⓘ |
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