2013 Nueva Mayoría presidential primary
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The presidential primaries of the Nueva Mayoría in 2013 were the method of election of the Chilean presidential candidate of the political parties Christian Democrat, Radical Social-Democrat, For Democracy, Socialist (who formed the Concertation of Parties for Democracy), Movimiento Amplio Social, Communist and Citizen Left and, in addition to the left-wing and center-left independents, grouped in the "Nueva Mayoría" pact, for the 2013 election. On that same date, the conglomerate also planned to hold its parliamentary primaries in districts and/or districts where appropriate; However, on 1 May it was decided that such primaries would not be carried out at the official level.[1]
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It was the first primary of the Concertación under the primary law, approved during 2012, which regulates its exercise.[2] In addition, it had as a novelty the participation of more than two candidates, unlike the previous primary elections of the coalition, in it they faced - according to the order in which they appeared in the ballot - Michelle Bachelet,[3] José Antonio Gómez Urrutia,[4] Claudio Orrego[5] and Andres Velasco.[6]
Michelle Bachelet, who was president of the Republic between 2006 and 2010, obtained the nomination after winning more than 73% of the votes with the official support of the Socialist Party,[7] the Party for Democracy,[8] the Broad Social Movement,[9] the Citizen Left[10] and the Communist Party of Chile.[11] In second place, the independent Andres Velasco was with about 13% of the votes.[12] Further down was the Christian Democrat Claudio Orrego[13] with 9% and the radical[14] José Antonio Gómez Urrutia with 5%.[4]