His leading opponent, Francisco Arias, obtained 37 percent of the vote. Forty-five percent of voters stayed away from the polls. The Patria Para Todos Party won a single seat. State of siege. Violent repression of protestors and violations of Chapare peasants' rights.
Parties maintain control.
Renewal of structures after passage of the new law of parties. Process of political dialogue to establish guidelines of political reform. Economic crisis and social protest. Attempts at conciliation in Congress backed by government to eliminate constitutional remnants of authoritarianism. Conflicts over the stripping of Pinochet's immunity.