s in order to cooperate in their new, changing environment with Pinochet. The leftists suffered the most during Pinochets rule. As a result, there was a formation of 2 political parties led by Ricardo Nuez and Clodomiro Almeyda. These parties later merged. The centrists formed alliances with leftist parties which was a departure from their ideological base of making their own path for the citizens of Chile. The concentration of party ideology was one of the factors that led to the fall of democracy in 1973 when Pinochet gained power. Hence, this was an important development that has continued to strengthen the democracy since 1990. While there are still problems within Chile that continue to threaten their democratic vitality, it seems as if they have a solid base upon which to build for the future. In addition, the elements for a proper change in democracy were present in that the political parties were still intact, military reduced severity of their actions, and the country made it clear that it did not want socialism to reoccur. Furthermore, the institutionalization of political parties, demise of ideology based government, and the tripartite system have provided an infrastructure within Chile that should be strong enough to allow democracy to continue into the future. Many argue that the right will have to learn to adjust their ideological base if the democracy is to survive, but it will surely happen in that the continued pressure from the other parties will force them to make the eventual change. This will lead to a stronger democracy in Chile as the country seeks to emerge from the immediate post-Pinochet era into the twenty-first century....
