1999 Concertación presidential primary

Chilean political primary Concertación presidential primary, 1999 Chile primary Popular no Concertación presidential primary, 1993 1993 May 30, 1999 Concertación presidential primary, 2005 2005 7 613 915 18% 150x150px Andrés Zaldívar Christian Democratic Party (Chile) 398.821 28.81% 150x150px Ricardo Lagos Party for Democracy (Chile) 985.505 71.19% Presidential Candidate Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Christian Democratic Party (Chile) Ricardo Lagos Party for Democracy (Chile) The presidential primaries of the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia of 1999 were the electoral system to define the presidential candidate of such Chilean coalition for the 1999 presidential election. It was an innovation of the conglomerate when nominating for the first time its candidate through a primary direct and binding election, unlike the primary of 1993. It was contested between Ricardo Lagos, candidate for the Socialist Party of Chile (PS), the Party for Democracy (PPD), the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD) and the Liberal Party (PL), and Andrés Zaldívar, candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC).http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?pid=S1851-96012008000100008&script=sci_arttext El efecto de la participación electoral en las primarias sobre la elección presidencial en Chile en 1999 Navia, Patricio Rojas Morales, Priscila Postdata 2008 193–222 Campaign and election 250px|thumb|Zaldívar and others during campaign. The presidential campaign of 1999 was marked by the economic crisis that affected the country. The government of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle was badly beaten with unemployment rates close to 11% and negative growth. Due to the existence of several presidential candidates within the different political parties of the Concertación, the single presidential candidate to be presented on 12 December should have been elected by means of the primary elections.http://www.electoral.cl/actualidad/retrasocamp_0305.html Los números que hacen innecesaria una primaria electoral.cl 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20081227113634/http://www.electoral.cl/actualidad/retrasocamp_0305.html 2008-12-27 In this scenario, the main governing party - the Christian Democrats - sought their third consecutive term, shuffling the names of Gabriel Valdés Subercaseaux, Alejandro Foxley, Enrique Krauss and Andrés Zaldívar. Finally the DC raised as pre-candidate to Senator Zaldívar. As in the 1993 primaries, Ricardo Lagos Escobar presented himself as the candidate of the left wing of the Concertación. Lagos resigned as Minister of Public Works on July 31, 1998 to focus on his presidential campaign. He began to build his campaign from the Fundación Chile XXI study center, where much of his work team was gathered. Thus, in November 1998, the Concertación opted to hold open and binding primary elections to select its flag-bearer for the presidential elections between Lagos and Zaldívar. A National Primaries Organizing Committee was formed, made up of 10 leaders of the parties Concertación, which established 16 731 polling stations in 870 premises reprinted by all the municipalities of the country. The election was held on Sunday, May 30, 1999, a day that was not without problems, as a power cut affected much of the country, giving rise to rumors of attack that were discarded. Finally, with more than one million two hundred thousand voters, Ricardo Lagos defeated Andrés Zaldívar with 71% of the votes, consecrating himself as the only candidate of the Concertación.http://elpais.com/diario/1999/05/31/internacional/928101611_850215.html Lagos, candidato de la Concertación a la presidencia de Chile Relea, Francesc El País 1999 Results CandidatePartyEndorsementVotes%30pxRicardo Lagos Escobar20px20pxPPD/PSPPD-PS-PRSD-PL985 505 71,19%30pxAndrés Zaldívar Larraín25pxPDC398 821 28,81Total http://www.electoral.cl/upload/docs/coronograma%202009.pdf Las Primarias descentralizadas: una oportunidad para reconstruir la Concertación desde abajo electoral.cl 2014 2017-03-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20140219054602/http://www.electoral.cl/upload/docs/coronograma%202009.pdf 2014-02-19 dead1 384 326100 % By region RegionLagosZaldívarTotalVotes%Votes%Tarapacá25 30778,02 %713121,98 %32 438Antofagasta31 06478,96 %827621,04 %39 340Atacama21 17478,85 %567821,15 %26 852Coquimbo43 82575,27 %14 39824,73 %58 223Valparaíso97 05770,49 %40 62329,51 %137 680Metropolitana413 66573,07 %152 48526,93 %566 150O'Higgins51 04364,79 %27 73935,21 %78 782Maule62 53367,36 %30 30032,64 %92 833Biobío125 83971,36 %50 51228,64 %176 351Araucanía37 17559,46 %25 34340,54 %62 518Los Lagos56 74966,15 %29 03433,85 %85 783Aysén608862,39 %367037,61 %9758Magallanes13 98679,38 %363220,62 %17 618 References Category:1999 elections in Chile Category:Primary elections in Chile