Presidential election of Chile 1970

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The Presidential election of Chile in 1970 was the pivotal contest in which socialist candidate Salvador Allende narrowly won the presidency, leading to a historic leftist government and significant political polarization in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political event
presidential election
associatedWith agrarian reform controversies
economic reform debates in Chile
candidate Jorge Alessandri
Radomiro Tomic
Salvador Allende
candidateParty Jorge Alessandri – National Party
linked to: Jorge Alessandri

Radomiro Tomic – Christian Democratic Party
Salvador Allende – Popular Unity
linked to: Salvador Allende
congressConfirmationDate 1970-10-24
congressionalVoteRunnerUp Jorge Alessandri
congressionalVoteWinner Salvador Allende
constitutionalRule Congress chose president if no candidate received over 50% of the vote
context Cold War
Latin American leftist movements
continent South America
country Chile
date 1970-09-04
electoralSystem plurality voting
electorate Chilean citizens eligible to vote in 1970
followedBy Chilean coup d’état of 1973
Presidential election of Chile 1973 (indirect, not held due to coup)
historicalSignificance first democratically elected Marxist president in Latin America
ideologicalOrientationOfWinner socialist
impact heightened political polarization in Chile
increased Cold War tensions in Latin America
start of Popular Unity government
language Spanish
ledToGovernmentOf Popular Unity
ledToPresidencyOf Salvador Allende
location Chile
mainCenterCoalition Christian Democratic Party of Chile
mainLeftCoalition Popular Unity
mainRightCoalition National Party (Chile)
narrowVictory true
officeContested President of Chile
opposedBy Chilean right-wing parties
sectors of the United States government
politicalPolarization high
popularVoteShareSecond Jorge Alessandri – about 35.3%
popularVoteShareThird Radomiro Tomic – about 28.1%
popularVoteShareWinner 36.6%
precededBy Presidential election of Chile 1964
resultConfirmedBy Chilean National Congress
termStartOfWinner 1970-11-03
voterTurnout around 83%
winner Salvador Allende
year 1970

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Jorge Alessandri ranForOffice Presidential election of Chile 1970
Popular Unitary Action Movement participatedIn 1970 Chilean presidential campaign
linked to: Presidential election of Chile 1970