Presidential election of Chile 1970
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The Presidential election of Chile in 1970 was the pivotal contest in which socialist candidate Salvador Allende narrowly won the presidency, leading to a historic leftist government and significant political polarization in the country.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political event
ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agrarian reform controversies
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economic reform debates in Chile ⓘ |
| candidate |
Jorge Alessandri
NERFINISHED
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Radomiro Tomic NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvador Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Jorge Alessandri – National Party
NERFINISHED
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Radomiro Tomic – Christian Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvador Allende – Popular Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressConfirmationDate | 1970-10-24 ⓘ |
| congressionalVoteRunnerUp | Jorge Alessandri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressionalVoteWinner | Salvador Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRule | Congress chose president if no candidate received over 50% of the vote ⓘ |
| context |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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Latin American leftist movements ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| date | 1970-09-04 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | plurality voting ⓘ |
| electorate | Chilean citizens eligible to vote in 1970 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Chilean coup d’état of 1973
ⓘ
Presidential election of Chile 1973 (indirect, not held due to coup) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first democratically elected Marxist president in Latin America ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientationOfWinner | socialist ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened political polarization in Chile
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increased Cold War tensions in Latin America ⓘ start of Popular Unity government ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| ledToGovernmentOf | Popular Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledToPresidencyOf | Salvador Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCenterCoalition | Christian Democratic Party of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLeftCoalition | Popular Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRightCoalition | National Party (Chile) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrowVictory | true ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Chile ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Chilean right-wing parties
NERFINISHED
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sectors of the United States government ⓘ |
| politicalPolarization | high ⓘ |
| popularVoteShareSecond | Jorge Alessandri – about 35.3% ⓘ |
| popularVoteShareThird | Radomiro Tomic – about 28.1% ⓘ |
| popularVoteShareWinner | 36.6% ⓘ |
| precededBy | Presidential election of Chile 1964 ⓘ |
| resultConfirmedBy | Chilean National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termStartOfWinner | 1970-11-03 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | around 83% ⓘ |
| winner | Salvador Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1970 ⓘ |
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