Presidential election of Chile 1958

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The Presidential election of Chile in 1958 was a closely contested race that marked the rise of conservative independent Jorge Alessandri to the presidency amid a fragmented party system and growing social tensions.

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instanceOf national election
presidential election
campaignIssue economic stabilization
inflation control
social reform
constitutionalFramework 1925 Constitution of Chile
continent South America
country Chile
date 1958-09-04
electedPresident Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez
linked to: Jorge Alessandri
electedPresidentInaugurationDate 1958-11-03
electedPresidentTermEndYear 1964
electoralSystem plurality voting
fifthPlaceCandidate Antonio Zamorano
fifthPlaceDescription populist independent candidate
fifthPlaceVoteSharePercentage approximately 2.2
fourthPlaceCandidate Luis Bossay
fourthPlaceParty Radical Party of Chile
fourthPlaceVoteSharePercentage approximately 15.6
historicalSignificance marked the rise of Jorge Alessandri to the presidency
one of the closest presidential races in mid-20th-century Chile
ideologicalPolarization right-left polarization with centrist Christian Democrats
incumbentPresidentBeforeElection Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
incumbentPresidentPartyBeforeElection Independent
location Chile
mainWinner Jorge Alessandri
nextElection Presidential election of Chile 1964
notableCandidate Eduardo Frei Montalva
Jorge Alessandri
Salvador Allende
politicalContext fragmented party system
growing social tensions
previousElection Presidential election of Chile 1952
resultConfirmedBy Chilean Congress
runnerUp Salvador Allende
runnerUpAlliance Frente de Acción Popular
runnerUpParty Socialist Party of Chile
runnerUpVoteSharePercentage approximately 28.9
termLengthOfElectedPresident 6 years
thirdPlaceCandidate Eduardo Frei Montalva
thirdPlaceParty Christian Democratic Party of Chile
thirdPlaceVoteSharePercentage approximately 20.7
voterTurnoutPercentage approximately 84
votingSystem first-past-the-post
winnerParty Independent
winnerPoliticalOrientation conservative
winnerVoteSharePercentage approximately 31.6
year 1958

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Jorge Alessandri ranForOffice Presidential election of Chile 1958