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E-Artikel
Titel:
The Chilean presidential elections of 1999–2000 and democratic consolidation
Beteiligte:
Angell, Alan;
Pollack, Benny
Erschienen:
Wiley, 2000
Erschienen in:
Bulletin of Latin American Research, 19 (2000) 3, Seite 357-378
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1111/j.1470-9856.2000.tb00112.x
ISSN:
1470-9856;
0261-3050
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AbstractThis article examines the campaign and the outcome of the presidential elections held in 1999–2000 in Chile. It argues that the election marks a crucial phase in the consolidation of democracy in Chile. It can be seen as the first “normal” election since the return to democracy in 1990. It was unusually competitive and the result was in doubt until the second round vote. The election was notable for its emphasis on the future. Issues of the past were largely ignored ‐ as was the position of General Pinochet in London. The campaign of the Right was based upon an above‐party appeal while that of the ruling coalition relied on the traditional weight of parties in Chile. The result can be seen as an endorsement of the policies of the Concertacion government, but it also represented a resurgence of the Right. The victorious candidate, Ricardo Lagos, has stressed his commitment to social justice and to equity ‐ but he faces the problem of a governing coalition with internal differences still to be resolved, and a Right better placed to be a formidable opposition.