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1973 Chilean Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 4 March 1973. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p262 The Confederation of Democracy alliance won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Electoral system The term length for Senators was eight years, with around half of the Senators elected every four years. This election saw 25 of the 50 Senate seats up for election. Results Senate Chamber of Deputies References {{Chilean elections Elections in Chile Chile Parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ... March 1973 events in South America Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Chilean Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1969. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p262 The Christian Democratic Party lost their majority in the Chamber of Deputies, but remained the largest party in both houses. Electoral system The term length for Senators was eight years, with around half of the Senators elected every four years. This election saw 25 of the 50 Senate seats up for election. IPU Results Senate Chamber of Deputies References {{Chilean elections Elections in Chile |
National Party (Chile, 1966)
The National Party (Spanish: ''Partido Nacional'', PN) was a Chilean political party formed in 1966 by the union of the United Conservative Party, the Liberal Party and the National Action (founded in 1963 by Jorge Prat Echaurren, who had been Minister of Finances in 1954 in Carlos Ibáñez del Campo's cabinet). It represented the right-wing of the Chilean political spectrum, against the centrist Christian Democratic Party and the leftist coalition Popular Unity. Its candidate Jorge Alessandri lost the 1970 presidential election. Three years later, in August 1973, after escalating political polarization, the Christian Democrats joined with the National Party in the same legislature against Allende. The following month, newly appointed chief of staff General Augusto Pinochet led the 1973 military coup against Allende, after which the National Party voluntarily dissolved itself on 21 September 1973. The party supported the coup of 11 September 1973 and dissolved itself in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Elections In Chile
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