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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2021 Chilean presidential election previousElection 2017 Chilean presidential election
Evópoli participatedIn 2017 Chilean presidential election
this entity surface form: Chilean general election, 2017
Beatriz Sánchez candidateInElection 2017 Chilean presidential election
Carolina Goic electionCandidateIn 2017 Chilean presidential election
Chamber of Deputies electoral system of Chile firstUsedInElection 2017 Chilean presidential election
this entity surface form: 2017 Chilean general election