Chilean Presidential election, 1990 (Napoleon's World)

The Chilean Presidential election of 1990 was held on January 16 and February 10 to determine the President of Chile, the first time the President had been democratically elected since 1964, when the Communists came to power. The election was held under the stipulations of the provisional Constitution, and its format was continued in all successive elections.

The election featured eleven candidates, none of whom gained a majority of votes in the first round of the election; as a result, the candidates with the most votes, Patricio Aylwin of the Christian Democrats and Jaime Guzmán of the Gremialist Union advanced to the runoff round, where Aylwin won in a landslide on the second ballot with 71.3% of the vote, giving him a strong mandate for his Presidency. Notable minor candidates included ousted Communist President Ernesto Platera, who garnered 8.5% of the vote on the first ballot, former exiled billionaire Eduardo Serpa, who received 4.3% of the vote, and 1989 coup leader Ronaldo Bexar representing the National Party, receiving 14.6% of the vote.