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Chilean election events

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1970 Chilean presidential election

The 1970 Chilean presidential election of 4 September 1970: Salvador Allende (Unidad Popular) won 36.2% over Jorge Alessandri (34.9%) and Radomiro Tomic (27.8%), was confirmed by Congress, and became Latin America's first democratically elected Marxist head of state amid US covert opposition.

1988 Chilean national plebiscite

The 1988 Chilean national plebiscite was a referendum held on 5 October 1988 in which voters rejected another term for General Augusto Pinochet, ending military rule.

1989 Chilean general election

1989 Chilean general election, 14 December 1989: Patricio Aylwin of the Concertación won the presidency with about 55% over Hernán Büchi and Francisco Javier Errázuriz, and the coalition led the first post-dictatorship congressional elections, ending Pinochet's rule in March 1990.

2021 Chilean general election

The 2021 Chilean general election, held 21 November and 19 December 2021, chose president, congress, and regional councils; Gabriel Boric beat José Antonio Kast in the runoff 55.87% to 44.14%, with record turnout of 8,364,481 votes.

2031 Peruvian general election

2031 Peruvian general election: Peru's next national vote, expected April 2031, electing president, vice presidents, and Congress for 2026-2031's successor term under the five-year, no-immediate-reelection rule.

Change for Chile

Change for Chile (Cambio por Chile) is a Chilean right-wing electoral coalition of the Republican, Christian Social, and National Libertarian parties, registered in August 2025 for the November 2025 parliamentary election.

National Congress of Chile

National Congress of Chile (Congreso Nacional de Chile), bicameral legislature (Senate and Chamber of Deputies) seated in Valparaíso; first met 4 July 1811, dissolved 1973–1990, now 155 deputies and 50 senators.