Michelle bachelet wins presidential election in chile cnn. Robinsonz february 2004 abstract abstract we study the implications of vote buying for political equilibria and economic resource allocation. Ley organica constitucional sobre votaciones populares y escrutinios codigo electoral. Chile faces new political landscape as leftwingers dent. Challenges for the participative constitutionbuilding process the following section describes the context for public participation and consultation on constitutional issues, focusing on chile, a country with a low tradition of citizen engagement, to explain the rationale for a participative, grassroots process. In the early 1990s, chile had a strong, ideologically based multiparty system, with a clear division among parties of the right, center, and left. He won the 2017 chilean general election and assumed the office on 11 march 2018. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the chamber of deputies lower house, of 155 deputies 120 before 2017 and by the senate upper house, formed by 50 senators 38 before 2017. Pdf on mar 22, 2019, jose ramon montero and others published. This report analyzes the chilean merger control system, identifies its chief problems and makes recommendations in order to overcome such shortcomings. Although its role and significance has changed over the history of chile, as well as its. Pdf on mar 22, 2019, jose ramon montero and others published aprediendo a ser abstencionistas en chile.
The president is elected by absolute majority vote through a tworound system to serve a 4year term. This information is hard to find, click on justicia nacional electoral, then click on elecciones anteriores. Part 1 describes chiles current merger control system in its most relevant features. Since 2018, sebastian pinera was the current president. Electoral system the election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. In the second round, with an even higher turnout, lagos won with 51. To elect members of the chamber of deputies and of the senate, chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies to elect members of the regional councils, chile is divided into several provincial constituencies, each of which correspond to one province, except for a few ones that are. Although chile has high economic inequality, as measured by the gini index, it is close to the regional mean. Chile has changed, and our parliament should be an expression of this new nation, ms bachelet said, vowing to end the permanent draw that characterises chilean elections. In almost all cases the choice of a particular electoral system has a profound effect on the future political life of the country concerned. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or other. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the.
This content was first published in latin lawyer reference merger control 2016. This change was accompanied by some changes in his electoral team. The electoral process is supervised by the electoral service servicio electoral, which is independent from the government. Land and power and the impact of the 1958 electoral reform in chile jeanmarie balandy james a. Part 2 identifies the main issues arising from chiles merger control system and proposes recommendations for improvement in light of the oecd analysis and existing best practices. The current president, sebastian pinera echenique, was elected in 2010. Legislative members in many countries are selected both directly and indirectly, and the electoral laws of some countries reserve seats for women and various ethnic and minority groups. The farreaching electoral reforms implemented before the 1989 elections represented a further attempt to transform chile s party structure into a moderate twoparty system.
Chiles government is a representative democratic republic, whereby the president of chile is both head of state and head of government, and of a formal multiparty system. The constitutional and electoral reform in chile is a negative example of an electoral system designed by a government with the object of ensuring control over the essential elements of political power and to benefit the forces that support it on the basis of an accurate analysis of. Chiles once and future president, michelle bachelet, won sundays runoff election after promising profound changes in society in response to years of street protests. Institutional constraints to democratic consolidation. Conservative pinera to face socialist guillier in runoff. Many countriesboth unicameral and bicameraluse a mix of electoral methods, in which a portion of legislative seats are awarded using one system, such as pluralitymajority, while the remaining seats are awarded by another system, such as proportional. Dec 18, 2017 chile s presidentelect sebastian pinera said on monday he would work to form a broad cabinet, of continuity and change, as he sought to strike a tone of conciliation a day after his resounding. The constitution of 1925 had established a system of proportional representation to allocate seats in multimember districts, the most widely used system in latin america.
If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the national congress would come together to. Worldwide, the two predominant direct voting systems are pluralitymajority and proportional representation. To elect members of the chamber of deputies and of the senate, chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies. Chiles once and future president, michelle bachelet, wins. Iclg merger control laws and regulations argentina covers common issues in merger control laws and regulations including relevant authorities and legislation, notification and its impact on the transaction timetable, remedies, appeals and enforcement and substantive assessment in 55 jurisdictions. Dec 18, 2017 chiles election consolidates latin americas rightward shift. Apr 20, 2011 the president of the republic is both chief of state and head of government, and is elected every four years by popular vote. Merger control triggers and thresholds in chile lexology. The organic law for the regulation and control of market power the law was enacted in october 2011, implementing. Merger control constitutes an essential component of an effective competition system. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the chamber of deputies lower house, of 155 deputies 120 before 2017 and by the senate upper house, formed by 50 senators 38 before 2017 the organisation of congress and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of the current constitution and by the constitutional.
Chiles parties traditionally have been national in scope, penetrating into remote regions of the country and structuring politics in small villages and provincial capitals. Chile s parties traditionally have been national in scope, penetrating into remote regions of the country and structuring politics in small villages and provincial capitals. Participacion electoral comparada en america latina tribunal. Introduction in july, 2014 the oecd secretariat launched a report called assessment of merger control in chile. Under current chilean law, the president may only hold office for a single fouryear period, without the possibility of immediate reelection. Patricio aylwin of the coalition of parties for democracy alliance was elected president, whilst the alliance also won a majority of seats in the chamber of deputies and in the elected senate seats. Dec 15, 20 chiles once and future president, michelle bachelet, won sundays runoff election after promising profound changes in society in response to years of street protests. Relations congressional research service 1 political and economic background located in the southern cone of south america, chile is a politically stable, uppermiddleincome, developing nation of 17. As president michelle bachelet enters her last year in office, presidential hopefuls in chile are aligning along a leftright and a newold divide to attract indifferent voters who suspect that the political elite is as cozy with the business elite as it is unwilling to bring about the gradual changes chile needs to regain a path of inclusive economic growth. Ecuadorean merger control regulation competition policy. Chiles election consolidates latin americas rightward shift. The president is responsible for both the chilean government and state administration. The national congress of chile was founded on july 4, 1811.
The president of the republic is both chief of state and head of government, and is elected every four years by popular vote. Socialist michelle bachelet, who was chiles president from 2006 to 2010, cruised to victory in sundays presidential runoff. Principles of electoral system choice the choice of electoral system is one of the most important institutional decisions for any democracy. Electoral assistance idea santiago, chile, 24 april 2006 i. General elections were held in chile on 14 december 1989, bringing an end to the military regime that had been in place since 1973. Chile is a democratic state with a presidential republican system. This new portal of the hemispheric network contains a virtual library that offers uptodate legal information related to mutual assistance and extradition in the 34 active member states of the oas. Patricio aylwin of the coalition of parties for democracy alliance was elected president, whilst the alliance also won a majority of seats in. The constitutional and electoral reform in chile is a negative example of an electoral system designed by a government with the object of ensuring control over the essential elements of political power and to benefit the forces that support it on the basis of an accurate analysis of the electoral situation of the country. The leftright and newold electoral divides in chile. Latin american electoral data argentina data from government sources. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the national congress. The economy of chile is a highincome economy as ranked by the world bank, and is considered one of south americas most prosperous nations, leading latin american nations in competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption. Chiles presidentelect sebastian pinera said on monday he would work to form a broad cabinet, of continuity and change, as he sought to strike a tone of conciliation a.
The constitution establishes three independent branches. Once the merger approved by the shareholders meetings is consummated, the result of the transaction would be the following. The recommendations in this report aim at the adoption of a more effective and transparent merger control regime in chile. The constitution of 1980 substantially amended in 1989 and 2005 stipulates that chile is a democratic republic, in which sovereignty rests essentially with the nation, and is exercised by the people through the plebiscites and periodic elections, as well as by the authorities established by the constitution. Nov 21, 2017 chile faces new political landscape as leftwingers dent billionaire pineras hopes this article is more than 2 years old sebastian pinera, the expresident, fell short of a majority on sunday. Executive power is exercised by the president and his or her cabinet. Merger control 2020 laws and regulations argentina iclg. Republic of chile sistema electoral electoral system.