Chilean presidential election, 2005

The 2005 Chilean presidential election will take place on Sunday, December 11, 2005. If no candidate receives an absolute majority, a runoff election between the top two candidates will be held in January 2006. The winner of the election will succeed President Ricardo Lagos on March 11, 2006 for a period of four years.

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Sunday - December 11 - 2005 - January - 2006 - President - Ricardo Lagos - March 11

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All citizens of Chile 18 years of age and older are eligible to register to vote, and registration is voluntary; however, voting is compulsory for every registered voter. An estimated 8 million citizens will vote in this election.

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Chile's eight political parties form three coalitions in order to run Presidential candidates: the governing center-left Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia ("Coalition of Parties for Democracy"), the main opposition right-wing coalition Alianza por Chile ("Alliance for Chile"), and the far-left coalition Pacto Juntos Podemos ("Together We Can Pact").

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Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia - Alianza por Chile - Pacto Juntos Podemos

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The 2005 Chilean parliamentary election will be held in conjunction with the presidential election. All of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies are being contested, while 20 out of 38 seats in the Senate are up for election (even-numbered regions and the metropolitan region).

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2005 Chilean parliamentary election - Chamber of Deputies - Senate - Regions - Metropolitan

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