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{{Main article|Augusto Pinochet regime (Chile, 1973–90)#National plebiscite and third stage (Normality or Consolidation)}}

{{Main article|Augusto Pinochet regime (Chile, 1973–90)#National plebiscite and third stage (Normality or Consolidation)}}

[[File:Logo Sí & No Pinochet Plebiscite 1988.png|thumbnail|''Sí'' and ''No'' Options logo.]]

[[File:Logo Sí & No Pinochet Plebiscite 1988.png|thumbnail|''Sí'' and ''No'' Options logo.]]

Augusto Pinochet's firm decision to hand over the presidential command was not broken either by his own will or by the terrorist actions that since 1983 had been accentuated, causing deaths and serious damage to public and private property. President Pinochet was nominated by the Military Government Junta as a candidate to continue as President of Chile for another few years, and a plebiscite was called for the people to accept or reject such nomination. On October 5, 1988, Pinochet was defeated in the vote to decide the continuity of his government. On that occasion, the "Yes" option obtained 44.01% and the "No" 55.99%, so the President had to call elections for the following year.

Augusto Pinochet's firm decision to hand over the presidential command was not broken either by his own will or by the terrorist actions that since 1983 had been accentuated, causing deaths and serious damage to public and private property. [[Augusto Pinochet Ugarte|President Pinochet]] was nominated by the Military Government Junta as a candidate to continue as [[President of Chile]] for another few years, and a plebiscite was called for the people to accept or reject such nomination. On October 5, 1988, Pinochet was defeated in the vote to decide the continuity of his government. On that occasion, the "Yes" option obtained 44.01% and the "No" 55.99%, so the President had to call elections for the following year.

The "No" Campaign and the Concertación were supported by [[George Soros]] and the National Endowment for Democracy which helped the center-left with propaganda on television, newspapers, radio and magazines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogdehermogenes.blogspot.com/2020/12/se-me-cayeron-los-estados-unidos.html|title="Se Me Cayeron" los Estados Unidos|date=December 30, 2020|language=es|publisher=[[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]]'s blog}}</ref><ref name=aniversarioSi>{{cite web|url=https://blogdehermogenes.blogspot.com/2018/09/otro-aniversario-del-si.html|title=Otro Aniversario del "Sí"|date=Septemebr 30, 2020|language=es|publisher=[[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]]'s blog}}</ref> Soros is a friend of the Chilean politician Máximo Pacheco who thanked the him for "his contribution in the recovery of our democracy, and we do not forget that in Chile" and also said that Soros was crusial "in conducting studies and obtaining data that gave us information that had been hidden from us for 17 years." "What we learned there was crucial for the preparation of the famous television program of the No campaign and for the victory in the plebiscite".<ref>[https://www.emol.com/noticias/Economia/2015/09/27/751793/El-multimillonario-que-apoyo-al-NO.html Soros helped the "No" campaign]</ref>

The "No" Campaign and the Concertación were supported by [[George Soros]] and the National Endowment for Democracy which helped the center-left with propaganda on television, newspapers, radio and magazines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogdehermogenes.blogspot.com/2020/12/se-me-cayeron-los-estados-unidos.html|title="Se Me Cayeron" los Estados Unidos|date=December 30, 2020|language=es|publisher=[[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]]'s blog}}</ref><ref name=aniversarioSi>{{cite web|url=https://blogdehermogenes.blogspot.com/2018/09/otro-aniversario-del-si.html|title=Otro Aniversario del "Sí"|date=Septemebr 30, 2020|language=es|publisher=[[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]]'s blog}}</ref> Soros is a friend of the Chilean politician Máximo Pacheco who thanked the him for "his contribution in the recovery of our democracy, and we do not forget that in Chile" and also said that Soros was crusial "in conducting studies and obtaining data that gave us information that had been hidden from us for 17 years." "What we learned there was crucial for the preparation of the famous television program of the No campaign and for the victory in the plebiscite".<ref>[https://www.emol.com/noticias/Economia/2015/09/27/751793/El-multimillonario-que-apoyo-al-NO.html Soros helped the "No" campaign]</ref>