what kind of government does chile have today?
Presidential system Republic Unitary state
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 In Chile , the Socialist Party candidate Salvador Allende won the presidential election of 1970 , becoming the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in the Americas . The CIA targeted Allende for removal and operated to undermine his support domestically , which contributed to a period of unrest culminating in General Augusto Pinochet 's coup d 'état on 11 September 1973 . Pinochet consolidated power as a military dictator , Allende 's reforms of the economy were rolled back , and leftist opponents were killed or detained in internment camps under the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional ( DINA ) . 

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 The actions taken against the military contributed to a strong showing by the UCR in the November 1985 legislative elections . They gained one seat in the Lower House of Congress , which meant control of 130 of the 254 seats . The Justicialists lost eight seats ( leaving 103 ) and smaller , provincial parties made up the difference . Alfonsín surprised observers in April 1986 by announcing the creation of a panel entrusted to plan a transfer of the nation 's capital to Viedma , a small coastal city 800 km ( 500 mi ) south of Buenos Aires . His proposals boldly called for constitutional amendments creating a Parliamentary system , including a Prime Minister , and were well received by the Lower House , though they encountered strong opposition in the Senate . 

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 Despite the goodwill brought on by the removal of the " strongman " President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo in July 1931 , Chile could not overcome the Great Depression 's severe economic effects , and wages for civil servants making over 3 @,@ 000 pesos a year were cut by 12 – 30 percent to reduce government expenditures . This triggered a severe reaction among the sailors of the navy , who had already suffered a 10 percent salary cut and 50 percent loss in overseas bonuses . Various members of the crew on board Almirante Latorre , but no officers , met on 31 August and decided that a mutiny was the best course of action . 

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 In July 2006 , an election to form a Constitutional Assembly was held , which saw the highest ever electoral turnout in the nation 's history . MAS won 137 of its 255 seats , after which the Assembly was inaugurated in August . In November , the Assembly approved a new constitution , which converted the Republic of Bolivia into the Plurinational State of Bolivia , describing it as a " plurinational communal and social unified state " . The constitution emphasized Bolivian sovereignty of natural resources , separated church and state , forbade foreign military bases in the country , implemented a two @-@ term limit for the presidency , and permitted limited regional autonomy . It also enshrined every Bolivians ' right to water , food , free health care , education , and housing . In enshrining the concept of plurinationalism , one commentator noted that it suggested " a profound reconfiguration of the state itself " by recognising the rights to self @-@ determination of various nations within a single state . 

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 This impasse was resolved through negotiations between the juntas and the Council of Castile , which led to the creation of a " Supreme Central and Governmental Junta of Spain and the Indies " on September 25 , 1808 . It was agreed that the traditional kingdoms of the peninsula would send two representatives to this Central Junta , and that the overseas kingdoms would send one representative each . These " kingdoms " were defined as " the viceroyalties of New Spain , Peru , New Granada , and Buenos Aires , and the independent captaincies general of the island of Cuba , Puerto Rico , Guatemala , Chile , Province of Venezuela , and the Philippines . " 
