2017 Chilean presidential election

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The 2017 Chilean presidential election was a national vote in Chile that led to the return of Sebastián Piñera to the presidency, marking a shift from the preceding center-left government.

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instanceOf presidential election
Alejandro GuillierIdeology center-left
Beatriz SánchezIdeology left-wing progressive
campaignIssue economic growth
education reform
pensions system
tax reform
continent South America
country Chile
electedPresident Sebastián Piñera
electoralSystem two-round system
endDate 2017-12-17
firstRoundDate 2017-11-19
firstRoundLeadingCandidate Sebastián Piñera
firstRoundSecondPlaceCandidate Alejandro Guillier
firstRoundThirdPlaceCandidate Beatriz Sánchez
heldConcurrentlyWith 2017 Chilean general election
includesRound first round
second round
incumbentBeforeElection Michelle Bachelet
José Antonio KastIdeology right-wing conservative
languageOfOfficialMaterials Spanish
legislativeFramework Constitution of Chile
surface form: Chilean Constitution of 1980
location Chile
mainOpponentAlliance New Majority
mainOpponentCandidate Alejandro Guillier
nextElection 2021 Chilean presidential election
notableCandidate Carolina Goic
José Antonio Kast
officeContested President of Chile
politicalShift from center-left government to center-right government
previousElection 2013 Chilean presidential election
reelectionRule non-consecutive immediate reelection allowed
resultedIn return of Sebastián Piñera to the presidency of Chile
Sebastián PiñeraIdeology center-right
secondRoundDate 2017-12-17
secondRoundRunnerUpVoteSharePercentage 45.42
secondRoundWinnerVoteSharePercentage 54.58
startDate 2017-11-19
supervisingBody Servicio Electoral de Chile
surface form: Electoral Service of Chile
termLengthOfElectedOffice 4 years
thirdPlaceCandidateAlliance Broad Front (Frente Amplio)
surface form: Broad Front
typeOfElection national popular vote
voterTurnoutFirstRoundPercentage 46.7
voterTurnoutSecondRoundPercentage 49.0
winner Sebastián Piñera
winningAlliance Chile Vamos
winningCandidateParty National Renewal

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