List Of Political Parties In Chile
This article lists political parties in Chile.
Chile has a multi-party system, within a system with two dominant coalitions. This is because the election law approved during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet made it extremely difficult for marginal parties to achieve electoral success.
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