We have in Chile in October 23 the municipal election, the first since the presidential one in 2013. This election is very useful to measure the political climate in the country, especially with the current corruption scandals in both coalitions (Penta, Soquimich, Caval, etc.) which are leading to approval ratings of just 21% for the government (Nueva Mayoria) and 12% for the opposition (Chile Vamos).
Chile is divided into 346 communes (with 37 being part of Santiago). Every commune is ruled by a mayor and a council (the number of the council members depends on the commune population) elected in separate elections (but on the same day).
To analysis the political scenario is better to look the results of the council election, since in the mayoral candidate is more important the popularity of the candidate (and political machine behind him) than the political compass, which is the main reason there are Caudillos in many communes (some of them very corrupt, one example is Jorge Soria in Iquique).
The result of the 2012 council election was the following (by party with current coalitions)
New Majority
Communist Party (PC) + Citizen Left (IC) 6.4% of popular vote (105 councilmembers)
Party For Democracy (PPD) 9.9% (277)
Social Democrat Radical Party (PRSD) 5.7% (126)
Christian Democratic Party (DC) 15.07% (391)
Socialist Party (PS) 12.24% (269)
Broad Social Movement (MAS) 1.18% (12)
Chile Vamos
National Renewal (RN) 15.72% (409)
Independent Democratic Union (UDI) 17.15% (423).
Independent Regional Party (PRI) 7.63% (136)
Others
Independents 0.99% (5)
Equality Party (PI) 0.81% (1)
Progressive Party (PRO) 4.52% (45)
Humanist Party (PH) 1.91% (20)
Strength of the North (FN) 0.51% (6).
Things that might affect the results:
1) Corruption scandals.
2) The emergence of new political parties on the left and the right.
3) The low popularity of the reforms (educational, labor and tax).
Sources to read about chile (all in spanish):
http://www.emol.com (Largest chilean newspaper, right wing)
http://www.elmostrador.cl (online newspaper, left wing)
http://www.latercera.cl (second largest newspaper, right wing, although more moderate than emol).
