Chileans Abroad Hold Symbolic Vote with Surprising Results · Global Voices
Elizabeth Rivera

Results are in for votes cast by Chileans living abroad who participated in a symbolic election through the online platform “Voto Ciudadano” [es, Citizen vote], since Chilean law does not allow voting from overseas.
The results show a surprising difference with the forecasts made by pollsters in Chile, which placed Michelle Bachelet -the candidate from the left wing Nueva Mayoría [New Majority] coalition- as the winner, and Evelyn Matthei -the candidate from the right wing Alianza [Alliance] coalition- in second place.
According to these results, however, Michelle Bachelet would compete in a run-off election with Marcel Claude, the candidate from the Partido Humanista [Humanist Party].
Resultados #VotoExterior vía @elquintopoderpic.twitter.com/ACM6gd20Xt
— Breaking News Chile (@BreakingNewsChi) November 17, 2013
Results #VotoExterior via @elquintopoder
The symbolic vote had a high turnout, as detailed on Twitter by El Quinto Poder:
Los votos en #VotoExterior fueron 12.486 y fueron emitidos desde 105 países de todo el mundo
— elquintopoder (@elquintopoder) November 17, 2013
The votes on #VotoExterior were 12,486 and were cast from 105 countries all around the world.
This map shows the countries where the votes were cast:
Países desde donde se recibieron mayor cantidad de votos #VotoExterior vía @elquintopoder pic.twitter.com/vEr1hNWWp4
— Breaking News Chile (@BreakingNewsChi) November 17, 2013
Countries where most of the votes came from #VotoExterior via @elquintopoder
These are some reactions on Twitter about this symbolic election:
Jamás de los jamases hubiera acertado en los % del #VotoExterior, acá los resultados: http://t.co/nK6WLGRsPS
— Angélica Pavez (@MAngelicaPavez) November 17, 2013
I would have never guessed the % of the vote from abroad, here are the results
Aunque fue simbólico, emocionante igual. #votoexterior @Chilenossinvoto #haztuvotovolar pic.twitter.com/BR9ywBaV0t
— Paulina Astroza (@PaulinaAstrozaS) November 17, 2013
Even though it was symbolic, it was still exciting.
Gracias a #votociudadano pude votar hoy desde Mexico. Buena iniciativa! Tenemos que seguir luchando por el #VotoExterior @Chilenossinvoto
— Soledad Morgado G. (@solemorgado) November 17, 2013
Thanks to #votociudadano [citizen vote] I was able to vote today from Mexico. Good initiative! We have to keep fighting for the vote from abroad.
Resultado #VotoExterior pic.twitter.com/ENf8G6wCLD La gente del extranjero sabe! Es terrible penca que esos votos no sean válidos :/
— Milo (@Victum88) November 17, 2013
People living abroad know! It's terrible that those votes are not valid :/
In the Voto Ciudadano website [es] you can find more details about the vote from abroad and its results.