Elections in Chile

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Politics of Chile

Politics of Chile
President of Chile
Political parties in Chile
Elections in Chile:
President: 1826 - 1827 - 1829 - 1831
1836 - 1841 - 1846 - 1851 - 1856 - 1861
1866 - 1871 - 1876 - 1881 - 1886
1891 - 1896 - 1901 - 1906 - 1910
1915 - 1920 - 1925 - 1927 - 1931
1932 - 1938 - 1941 - 1946 - 1952
1958 - 1964 - 1970 - 1989 - 1993
1999 - 2005
Parliament: 2005

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Elections in Chile gives information on election and election results in Chile.

Chile holds nationwide presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. Presidential elections elect a president, who serves as chief of state and head of government for a period of six years—four years starting in 2005. Parliamentary elections elect 38 senators (two for each constituency) and 120 deputies (two for each constituency). Municipal elections elect one mayor and a number of councilmen per municipality.

Chile has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, coalitions in the case of Chile, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

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Presidential elections

Presidents are elected by an absolute majority; if no candidate obtains such majority, a runoff among the top two candidates is held.

Parliamentary elections

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