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Then came the earthquake. When the last of the 2,300,000 ballots had been counted, Frei's Christian Democrats had won 82 Deputies' seats a gam of 53, making it the first government party to win an absolute majority since 1851. In the Senate, where 21 of 45 seats were at stake, the Christian Democrats wound up with 13 seats, up from only four...
...results were more than a surprise victory for Frei. They meant a change in the whole political map of Chile. After last September's presidential elections, the country's radicals, conservatives and liberals claimed that only their support put Frei over the top as President. Last week Frei exploded that myth once and for all, cutting their combined legislative seats from...
...There are a thousand factors," said Frei. Chile is one of the best-educated nations in Latin America, and its voters, with a long tradition of constitutional rule, tend to listen to the issues. There is a rising middle class, weary of inflation and do-nothing government. More essentially, it is Frei himself. Tall and gaunt, he is disarmingly unpretentious, a man who speaks but does not orate. What he says comes across with precision and a sure dedication- and that is apparently what Chileans want. "Few in Chile today," says one diplomat, "can argue with such a clear recognition...
...with the Program. To foreign investors, Frei offers lower taxes and other inducements for expanding production; to the campesino, land reform; to slum dwellers, state-financed housing; to all taxpayers, an overhaul of the federal bureaucracy and a more efficient use of government funds. His plan to "Chileanize" the copper industry is typical of his give and take. Once Congress approves, the government will acquire a 25% interest in two new U.S. copper ventures and buy a 51% interest in the U.S.'s Braden Copper...
...term of the present Congress runs until May 21, and Frei plans to resubmit some of his programs, hoping that the legislators have got the message. After his own Congress takes over, Frei will face the considerable task of turning his campaign promises into reality. The spirit in which he will go about that effort was evident as he spoke to a singing and cheering crowd of 5,000 people who gathered outside Santiago's La Moneda presidential palace to celebrate his triumph...