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Pinochet And The Military Rule In Chile

Pinochet and the military rule in Chile

For a substantial part of the twentieth century, elections in Chile were highly ideological transactions that gave voters a clear philosophical choice between left, right, and center. At least twice before, these bitterly contested affairs saw left-wing coalitions edge into office: in 1938, with the victory of the Popular Front, and in 1970, with Salvador Allende's Popular Unity. The typically narrow margin could generally be attributed to the Chilean electorate's even division among these ideological orientations.
The Pinochet dictatorship of 1973-1990, however, changed the nature of both the state and politics in Chile. By destroying the so-called "three-thirds" system (which Pinochet and the right blamed for authorizing Allende's election) and replacing it with a binomial system, Pinochet hoped to promote the creation of large electoral blocs intended to increase the chance of center-right success at the polls.
In 1970, Senator......


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