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In 1986 Aylwin actively participated in the creation of the "National Agreement for the transition to full democracy", and a year later, he resumed the presidency of the Christian Democracy. One of his main objectives was to restructure the party and reorganize the opposition, giving priority to "electoral political mobilization" in view of the announcement to submit Augusto Pinochet's continuity in power to a referendum and to call elections in case of negative results in this. The Military Government in 1981, when the new Constitution was promulgated, stated that in 8 years a referendum was going to be made, thus, Pinochet was fullfilling his promise.

In 1986 Aylwin actively participated in the creation of the "National Agreement for the transition to full democracy", and a year later, he resumed the presidency of the Christian Democracy. One of his main objectives was to restructure the party and reorganize the opposition, giving priority to "electoral political mobilization" in view of the announcement to submit Augusto Pinochet's continuity in power to a referendum and to call elections in case of negative results in this. The Military Government in 1981, when the new Constitution was promulgated, stated that in 8 years a referendum was going to be made, thus, Pinochet was fullfilling his promise.

[[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'' logos of the [[1988 Chilean national plebiscite]].]]

On February 2, 1988, Patricio Aylwin joint with other leaders created the Concertation of Parties for the No (Concertación de Partidos por el No), being its spokesman. The objective of this new political space was to organize the No campaign for the plebiscite to be held in October.<ref name=Centenario>{{cite web|url=https://fundacionaylwin.cl/legado-de-un-republicano-centenario-de-patricio-aylwin/|title=CENTENARIO DE PATRICIO AYLWIN|publisher=Patricio Aylwin Foundation|language=es}}</ref>

On February 2, 1988, Patricio Aylwin joint with other leaders created the Concertation of Parties for the No (Concertación de Partidos por el No), being its spokesman. The objective of this new political space was to organize the No campaign for the [[1988 Chilean national plebiscite|plebiscite to be held in October]].<ref name=Centenario>{{cite web|url=https://fundacionaylwin.cl/legado-de-un-republicano-centenario-de-patricio-aylwin/|title=CENTENARIO DE PATRICIO AYLWIN|publisher=Patricio Aylwin Foundation|language=es}}</ref>

On October 5, 1988, the "No" option, which obtained 55.99% of the votes won, against 44.01% for the "Yes" option. As the country prepared for its first free presidential and legislative elections since 1973, Command for No—renamed the Coalition of Parties for Democracy (Concertación de los Partidos por la Democracia; CPD)—and the government negotiated constitutional amendments that were approved in a national referendum in July 1989, among them the revocation of Article Eight, which banned Marxist parties. Two months later the leftist Chileans living abroad returned to the country. Presidential elections were held on December 11, 1989.

On October 5, 1988, the "No" option, which obtained 55.99% of the votes won, against 44.01% for the "Yes" option. As the country prepared for its first free presidential and legislative elections since 1973, Command for No—renamed the Coalition of Parties for Democracy (Concertación de los Partidos por la Democracia; CPD)—and the government negotiated constitutional amendments that were approved in a national referendum in July 1989, among them the revocation of Article Eight, which banned Marxist parties. Two months later the leftist Chileans living abroad returned to the country. Presidential elections were held on December 11, 1989.