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CHILEAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 7.51 [2nd of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 9.1 [11th of 119]
Civil and political liberties 5 [45th of 140]
Compulsory voting > Enforcement Weak enforcement (-)
Compulsory voting > Penalty
"Explanation, Fine, Possible imprisonment " (-)
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,931 [120th of 161]
Female ministers 0% [123rd of 125]
Female parliamentarians 10.1% [88th of 157]
Female suffrage "1931 ,1949"
First female parliamentarian 1951 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
No, age of consent is 18 for same-sex sexual activity, 14 for opposite-sex sexual activity.
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions Considered
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 12.6% [5th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 6,991,500 [37th of 154]
Presidential elections > Total vote 7,326,750 [19th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 72.8 [32nd of 82]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 10,065,800 [25th of 91]

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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Chile, Republic of Chile, Republica de Chile

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