Chilean presidential election, 1993

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A presidential election was held in Chile on December 11, 1993. Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, son of former president Eduardo Frei Montalva, won the election by absolute majority with the highest percentage in the country's history.

[edit] Results

Ballot number	Candidate	Party/Coalition	Votes	%	Result
1	Manfred Max Neef	Ind.	387,371	5.55
2	Eugenio Pizarro Poblete	Ind.	327,404	4.69
3	Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle	PDC/CPD	4,044,112	57.99	President
4	Cristián Reitze Campos	PAHV	81,814	1.17
5	Arturo Alessandri Besa	Ind.	1,703,070	24.42
6	José Piñera Echenique	Ind.	431,176	6.18
	Total valid votes		6,974,947	100
	Null votes		271,389	3.68
	Blank votes		136,950	1.85
	Total votes		7,383,286	100
	Total voters enrolled		8,085,439	8.69% abstention

Source: Tricel.

[edit] See also

• Politics of Chile
• List of political parties in Chile