弗雷暗淡的支持数字反映了他自身的弱点（众所周知他毫无个人魅力，是连续四任基督教民主社会联盟总统中受欢迎程度最差的一个 ） ， 以及连续二十年的不间断执政给执政联盟所造成的压力。
Frei’s lackluster numbers reflect his own weaknesses (he is notoriously uncharismatic and was the least popular of the four Concertación presidents), as well as the inevitable stress that two decades of uninterrupted rule has placed on the ruling coalition.