In the presidential election held in 1970, Allende, a candidate of the People's Alliance, a left-wing party with a socialist position, won the championship with 36.3% of the votes among the three candidates. Since it is not more than half, according to the then Chilean Constitution, it will be decided by Congress.
10/0 On October 22nd, just a few days before the National Assembly voted, General Schneider was shot and seriously injured, and died on 26th. This incident triggered the determination of all political parties in the ruling and opposition parties to complete the voting as soon as possible. As a result, with the cooperation of Christian Democratic Union and People's Alliance, Allende won an overwhelming victory and was officially elected as the 29th president of Chile.