Question

In what way were the 1988 elections that voted out the Chilean dictator Pinochet initially a failure?

Answer 1

Answer is B |  He defied the election results and stayed in power for two more years.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B) "He defied the election results and stayed in power for two more years". The dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet on Chile extended from 1973 to 1990. The 1988 elections were initially a failure because it let Pinochet to stay in power even though he shouldn't by the Constitution. The 1988 Chilean national plebiscite was a national referendum that helped to put pressure on Pinochet, resulting in the end of his dictatorship in 1990.