2017 Chilean presidential primaries

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Presidential primaries of Chile Vamos and Broad Front, 2017
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Candidate Sebastián Piñera Manuel José Ossandón Felipe Kast
Party Independent Independent Evópoli
Alliance Chile Vamos Chile Vamos Chile Vamos
Popular vote827,434372,215218,489
Percentage58.35%26.25%15.41%
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Candidate Beatriz Sánchez Alberto Mayol
Party Independent Independent
Alliance Broad Front Broad Front
Popular vote221,416106,300
Percentage67.56%32.44%

The Chilean presidential primaries of 2017 were held in Chile on Sunday 2 July 2017. It was the first election in the country's history in which Chileans were permitted to vote from abroad.

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According to the law, primaries are voluntary, but its results are binding. Two political coalitions decided to participate: Former president Sebastián Piñera won the Chile Vamos primary with 58% of the vote, while radio and television journalist Beatriz Sánchez became the Broad Front nominee with nearly 68%.

The governing Nueva Mayoría coalition decided not to participate.

The presidential election was held on Sunday 19 November 2017.

Chile Vamos primary

All three Chile Vamos candidates were registered before the Servel (election authority) on 2 May 2017. [1] Former President Sebastián Piñera won the coalition's nomination with 56,86% of the vote. [2]

Candidates

Unsuccessful candidacies

Broad Front primary

In the Broad Front coalition of leftist parties, Beatriz Sánchez, a journalist with no political experience, became the coalition's nominee with nearly 68% of the vote.

Candidates

Unsuccessful candidacies

Primary results

Note: Revised preliminary results.
Ballot
number		CandidatePartyVotes %Result
(A) Chile Vamos primary
1 Sebastián Piñera Independent827,43458.35Chile Vamos candidate
2 Felipe Kast Political Evolution 218,48915.41
3 Manuel José Ossandón Independent372,21526.25
Total valid votes1,418,138100.00
(B) Broad Front primary
4 Beatriz Sánchez Independent221,41667.56Broad Front candidate
5 Alberto Mayol Independent106,30032.44
Total valid votes327,716100.00
Total valid votes1,745,85496.35
Null votes57,9453.20
Blank votes8,2780.46
Total votes1,812,077100.00
Eligible voters13,531,55313.39% turnout

Source: Servel.

Nueva Mayoría's aborted primary

The Nueva Mayoría was expected to hold a primary election to select its candidate for president. The governing coalition includes the Christian Democratic, Radical Social Democratic, For Democracy, Socialist, MAS Region, Citizen Left and Communist parties.

Senator Alejandro Guillier was proclaimed as candidate by the Radical Social Democratic (PRSD), Socialist (PS) and Communist (PC) parties. However, on April 29, 2017, the Christian Democratic Party decided to break away from the Nueva Mayoría coalition and present their candidate, Senator Carolina Goic, directly to the first round. [26]

According to Chilean law, Guillier will have to collect signatures to participate in the first round, even if he is supported by a political party, given his status as an independent politician. [27]

Socialist Party candidate definition

On 19 January 2017, the Socialist Party of Chile agreed to maintain its decision to define the party's presidential candidacy via an extra-legal primary (called "citizen consultation") on April 28, in which party members and citizens who are not registered in any political party would be able to vote. The decision was ratified by the party's Central Committee on 21 January. [28] [29] The possible candidates were:

However, on 1 April 2017 the Central Committee of the Socialist Party decided to call off the primary election and select the presidential candidate themselves. [33] After this decision, both Insulza and Atria withdrew their candidacies. [34]

On 10 April 2017 former President Ricardo Lagos announced he was pulling out of the presidential race. [35]

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