Chilean presidential primaries, 2013

Presidential primaries of the Alianza and Nueva Mayoría, 2013

30 June 2013
Candidate Pablo Longueira Andrés Allamand Party UDI National Renewal Alliance Alliance Alliance Popular vote 414,380 392,221 Percentage 51.37% 48.63%   Candidate Michelle Bachelet Andrés Velasco Party Socialist Independent Alliance New Majority New Majority Popular vote 1,561,563 278,056 Percentage 73.06% 13.01%   Candidate Claudio Orrego José Antonio Gómez Party Christian Democratic Social Democratic Radical Alliance New Majority New Majority Popular vote 189,582 108,222 Percentage 8.87% 5.06%

The Chilean presidential primaries of 2013 were held in Chile on Sunday 30 June 2013. It was the first such election to be run by the government under a new primary law published in December 2012.

According to the law, primaries are voluntary, but its results are binding. The two main political coalitions decided to participate: Former president Michelle Bachelet won the Nueva Mayoría primary with 73% of the vote, while former senator and minister Pablo Longueira won the Alianza primary with 51%.

Longueira withdrew on 17 July and was replaced by Evelyn Matthei, who had not participated in the primaries. Bachelet defeated Matthei in the runoff election held on 15 December 2013.

Both candidates were officially registered on 1 May 2013. Affiliates from both Alianza parties (RN and UDI) plus independent electors were allowed to vote.

Declined candidacy

All four candidates were officially registered on 30 April 2013. Affiliates from all Nueva Mayoría parties plus independent electors were allowed to vote.

A primary was held on 19 January 2013 to determine the Christian Democratic Party's pre-candidate for the presidency. This primary was organized by the party and not under the new primary law. The contenders were Claudio Orrego and Ximena Rincón. Orrego won the primary with 59% of the vote.

Official and final results.

Source: Tricel via Servel.

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