De la Concertación a la Nueva Mayoría

El giro político controlado en la elección presidencial de Chile en 2013

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ID19224155
AuthorsPablo Castillo-Jofré (0009-0005-1004-4052), Rodrigo Castillo (0000-0001-9397-2439), Rodrigo Castillo-Jofré
Year2026
Issue85
Pages55-74
Publication date2026-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueÍconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1390-1249 • E-ISSN: 1390-8065
PublisherFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador (PUBLISHER • EC)
DOI10.17141/iconos.85.2026.6986
OpenAlexW7159968305
LanguageES
References cited16

This article examines Chile’s 2013 electoral process as a turning point in the country’s recent political trajectory, focusing on the transition from the Concertación to the Nueva Mayoría. Using a historical case-study design and an explanatory approach, it traces the reconfiguration of the system of coalitions and analyzes the selection of presidential candidates, focusing on the first legally binding primaries and the difficulties in nominating a candidate in the governing party. The study draws primarily on official electoral results, complemented by national press archives and academic scholarship on primaries, party systems, and electoral behavior. Findings indicate that the election favored Michelle Bachelet and that, despite unprecedented candidate fragmentation and rising abstention, the outcome was shaped by the persistence of bi-coalitionism. The article concludes that the 2013 turn amounted to a controlled political shift – a strategic expansion of the center-left through the Nueva Mayoría that strengthened coordination and electoral advantage without institutional rupture, while foreshadowing more disruptive realignments in subsequent electoral cycles

Electoral geography · Electoral politics · Electoral reform · Electoral system · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Scholarship · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America

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