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Chile's 2013 Presidential Elections: Explanations and Predictions

Carl Meacham, Robert Funk

December 2013

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Abstract

This document analyzes and provides a commentary on the current political environment in Chile in the lead-up to the second round of this year’s presidential elections. Chile’s place among the most stable political and economic systems in the Western Hemisphere renders pivotal a close look at the elections and their implications—for the benefit of policymakers, diplomats, and the private sector alike. The report explains the current environment, as well as providing projections for Chilean domestic and international policy moving forward.