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[edit] PDC the largest party in Chile?
The Wikipedia entry for the UDI or Independent Democrat Party states that it is the largest party in Chile, which sounds like a very dubious claim to me... But aside from trying to check that statement against facts right now, I changed the referece to the "fairly recent democratic Chile", as it gives the wrong impression: Chile returned to democracy over 16 years ago, and before Pinochet (1973) it enjoyed a long, solid democratic tradition...
- Actually, the "long, solid democratic tradition" most foreigners talk about is not 100% true. Carlos Ibáñez's dictatorship ended in 1931, but there was series of coups and counter-coups in 1932. From then on, Chilean democracy managed to install itself pretty definitely, but there were numerous plots to depose the government, perhaps most notably the failed Nazi putsch of 1938. When Frei's presidency ended, radical leftist and rightist terrorists and guerrilla groups further debilitated democracy. Allende himself did nothing to stop the leftist groups and allegedly he himself planned to lead a coup to install a "dictatorship of the proletariat". And yes, the UDI is the largest party in Chile, just check the Chilean Library of Congress website or the websites of either chamber.Marmaduque 22:29, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
