The Concertación primaries for Chile's 2012 municipal elections were held nationwide on 1 April 2012. Around 313,000 people voted across 142 communes, selecting 142 candidates from 335 pre-candidates to represent the coalition.
Following the Concertación's defeat in the 2009–2010 presidential election, the coalition's primaries were described as "defective and restricted."Primarias de la Concertación política en Manos de la Amistad Civica The coalition later set a date for municipal primaries to select its candidates for the October 2012 elections.
In the Santiago Metropolitan Region commune of Providencia, the Concertación primaries were delayed until 13 May, with three candidates participating. Josefa Errázuriz was ultimately chosen to challenge incumbent mayor Cristián Labbé in the October elections.
General results # Party Pre-candidates Elected candidates Votes Percentage 1 Christian Democrat Party PDC 103 50 106,232 33.85% 2 Party for Democracy PPD 82 35 81,273 25.89% 3 Socialist Party PS 90 35 83,919 26.74% 4 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD 43 13 26,845 8.55% 5 Independent 17 6 15,548 4.95% Total 335 142 313,817 100%
Results in selected communes
Arica y Parinacota Region
Putre Candidate Party Votes % Result Ángelo Carrasco Arias PPD 364 63.08% Candidate Miguel Saavedra Palma PDC 213 36.92%
Tarapacá Region
Colchane Candidate Party Votes % Result Doris Mamani Ind. 81 58.70% Candidate Vicente García Mamani PS 57 41.30%
Antofagasta Region
Antofagasta Candidate Party Votes % Result Marcela Hernando Ind. 3,519 64.60% Candidate Andrea Merino PS 1,928 35.40%
Atacama Region
Copiapó Candidate Party Votes % Result Marcos López Rivera Ind. 3,459 69.24% Candidate René Navarro Albiña PRSD 288 5.76% Francisco Madero Santana PS 1,249 25.00%
Coquimbo Region
Coquimbo Candidate Party Votes % Result Oscar Pereira Tapia PDC 4,277 75.43% Candidate Ramón Velásquez Seguel PPD 1,393 24.57% Oscar Pereira died on 6 July 2012. The Christian Democrat Party appointed Cristian Galleguillos as their new candidate.
La Serena Candidate Party Votes % Result Roberto Jacob Jure PRSD 4,012 54.19% Candidate Raúl Saldívar Auger PS 3,392 45.81%
Valparaíso Region
Valparaíso Candidate Party Votes % Result Hernán Pinto PDC 5,255 54.46% Candidate Paula Quintana PS 4,394 45.54%
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Maipú Candidate Party Votes % Result Christian Vittori PDC 2,709 58.62% Candidate Hernán Calderón PS 603 13.05% Carol Bontinick PPD 1,309 28.33%
Santiago Candidate Party Votes % Result Carolina Tohá PPD 1,950 67.33% Candidate Ismael Calderón PS 178 6.15% Laura Albornoz PDC 768 26.52%
La Florida Candidate Party Votes % Result Gonzalo Duarte PDC 2,416 45.23% Candidate Viviene Bachelet Ind. 1,197 22.41% Víctor Barrueto PPD 1,728 32.35%
Providencia Held on 13 May. Candidate Party Votes % Result Cristóbal Bellolio Ind. 1,297 35.7% Javier Insulza PS 857 23.6% Josefa Errázuriz Ind. 1,444 39.7% Candidate
O'Higgins Region
Rancagua Candidate Party Votes % Result Carlos Arellano Baeza PDC 1,470 45.81% Candidate Claudio Sule Fernández Ind. 424 13.21% Edison Ortiz González PS 536 16.70% Raúl Guíñez Martínez PPD 779 24.28%
Pichilemu Ballotnumber Candidate Party Votes % Result 1 Roberto Córdova Carreño PS 1,903 73.14% Candidate 2 Andrea Aranda Escudero PPD 699 26.86% Total votes 2,602 100.00%
Maule Region
Talca Candidate Party Votes % Result Alexis Sepúlveda PRSD 4,585 69.38% Candidate Jaime Gazmuri PS 1,393 30.62%
Biobío Region
Hualpén Candidate Party Votes % Result Miguel Vera PDC 1,338 35.98% Luis Chamorro PS 361 9.71% Fabiola Lagos PPD 2,020 54.31% Candidate
La Araucanía Region
Padre Las Casas Candidate Party Votes % Result Mario González Rebolledo PRSD 742 60.62% Candidate Ana María Soto PPD 482 39.38%
Los Ríos Region
Valdivia Candidate Party Votes % Result Carlos Atmann Moyano PDC 1,646 77.06% Candidate Marcos Cortez Muñoz Ind. 490 22.94%
Los Lagos Region
Puerto Montt Candidate Party Votes % Result Juan Cárcamo PDC 1,044 25.50% Gervoy Paredes PS 1,913 46.73% Candidate Gonzalo Pineda Ind. 1,137 27.77%
Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region
Punta Arenas Candidate Party Votes % Result Emilio Boccazzi Ind. 3,952 46.81% Candidate Emilio Jiménez PS 558 6.61% Juan Morano PDC 3,932 46.58%
References
External links Official website