Presidential elections were held in Chile on February 1, 1942.[1] The result was a victory for Juan Antonio Ríos of the Radical Party, who received 56% of the vote.
The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates who received the most votes.[2]
Ríos started to campaign early but two days before the internal primaries of his party, Gabriel González Videla (the ambassador to Brazil) returned to Chile to dispute him the nomination. The results were too close to call, so a tribunal of honor (electoral commission) was constituted, and Juan Antonio Ríos was finally proclaimed the candidate of a left-wing coalition of parties, the Democratic Alliance, which was formed by the Radical Party, the Socialist Party, the Communist Party, the Democratic Party and the Workers' Socialist Party.
One of the candidates in the election was identified by American and British intelligence as an ally of the Axis countries, which led to debates in the US government about intervening in the election and abandoning Franklin D. Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy.[3]
^Hurtado-Torres, Sebastián (2023). "The United States, Great Britain, and the Chilean Presidential Election of 1942". Diplomatic History. doi:10.1093/dh/dhad007. ISSN 0145-2096.
January 01, 1970
1942, chilean, presidential, election, presidential, elections, were, held, chile, february, 1942, result, victory, juan, antonio, ríos, radical, party, received, vote, 1938, february, 1942, 1946, turnout80, candidate, juan, antonio, ríos, carlos, ibáñez, camp. Presidential elections were held in Chile on February 1 1942 1 The result was a victory for Juan Antonio Rios of the Radical Party who received 56 of the vote 1942 Chilean presidential election 1938 February 1 1942 1946 Turnout80 23 Candidate Juan Antonio Rios Carlos Ibanez del Campo Party Radical Independent Popular vote 260 034 204 635 Percentage 55 95 44 03 Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Background 3 Results 4 ReferencesElectoral system editThe election was held using the absolute majority system under which a candidate had to receive over 50 of the popular vote to be elected If no candidate received over 50 of the vote both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates who received the most votes 2 Background editIn 1941 due to his rapidly escalating illness President Pedro Aguirre Cerda appointed his Minister of the Interior Jeronimo Mendez as vice president and died soon after on November 25 1941 Aguirre Cerda s two natural successors were Juan Antonio Rios and Gabriel Gonzalez Videla both members of his Radical Party while the right wing coalition was united by a common candidate former President Carlos Ibanez del Campo who had the support of the Conservative party Liberal Party National Socialist Party Popular Socialist Vanguard and the majority of the independents Rios started to campaign early but two days before the internal primaries of his party Gabriel Gonzalez Videla the ambassador to Brazil returned to Chile to dispute him the nomination The results were too close to call so a tribunal of honor electoral commission was constituted and Juan Antonio Rios was finally proclaimed the candidate of a left wing coalition of parties the Democratic Alliance which was formed by the Radical Party the Socialist Party the Communist Party the Democratic Party and the Workers Socialist Party One of the candidates in the election was identified by American and British intelligence as an ally of the Axis countries which led to debates in the US government about intervening in the election and abandoning Franklin D Roosevelt s Good Neighbor policy 3 Results editCandidatePartyVotes Juan Antonio RiosRadical Party260 03455 95Carlos Ibanez del CampoIndependent204 63544 03Other candidates1240 03Total464 793100 00Valid votes464 79399 63Invalid blank votes1 7140 37Total votes466 507100 00Registered voters turnout581 48680 23Source NohlenReferences edit Dieter Nohlen 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook Volume II p262 ISBN 978 0 19 928358 3 Nohlen p259 Hurtado Torres Sebastian 2023 The United States Great Britain and the Chilean Presidential Election of 1942 Diplomatic History doi 10 1093 dh dhad007 ISSN 0145 2096 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1942 Chilean presidential election amp oldid 1193647883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
