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Ibañismo is apersonalist,populist political movement developed around the figure of GeneralCarlos Ibáñez del Campo, who governed Chile over two periods (1927-1931 and 1952–1958). Although their location within the political spectrum is unclear, given that there were parties and movements of both the right and the left that defined themselves as Ibañistas, common characteristics can be observed that allow them to be grouped within a similar ideology:statism,populism,militarism,authoritarianism,historical socialism,nationalism,presidentialism,proto-fascism, and others.
In the 1930s, the first Ibañist groups appeared, including thePopular Freedom Alliance, which was made up of socialists and nazis. However, until 1952 no more than 12% of the popular subscribed to Ibañismo.
In 1952, Carlos Ibáñez wonthe presidential election, although he lacked substantial political support, save for theAgrarian Labor Party (PAL) and thePopular Socialist Party (PSP), which account for 12.5% of the electorate and 20 representatives.
The victory of Ibáñez was indicative of dissatisfaction with major political parties and disenchantment with radicalism.[1] In the1953 parliamentary election, Ibañists obtained 41% of the vote and 62 elected representatives, while traditional parties (Liberal Party,United Conservative Party, and theRadical Party) lost seats and votes.
The great problem of Ibañismo was that it was divided into 14 parties, among them the strongest were PSP and PAL, however these parties became increasingly disorderly and in some cases (such as the PSP) even oppositional, which ended with the loss of Ibáñez, who in the1957 elections obtained only 20 representatives.
In the 1958 presidential election, the Ibañista movements were distributed among the different candidates. The most benefited was the Christian DemocratEduardo Frei Montalva, who received the support of the PAL. The former PSP, reunited with theSocialist Party since 1957, supported the candidacy ofSalvador Allende. The small right-wing groups, meanwhile, gathered in the Popular Command and in the Alliance of Popular Parties and Forces to support the right-wing independentJorge Alessandri, who was elected as president.
By 1961, there was only one remaining Ibañist group, theNational Democratic Party (PADENA), which from 1969 onwards did not obtain representation in the National Congress. The dissolution of Ibañismo benefited the left and Christian Democrats.