The anticommunist Radicals formed the Radical Democracy. In the crucial 1970 election, which resulted in the presidency of Salvador Allende, they formed an alliance with the right-wing National Party and, later, supported Pinochet's 1973 coup.
In Chile, the anti-communist Radicals created the Radical Democracy. In the 1970 election, they partnered with the right-wing National Party to support Salvador Allende's victory, and later supported Pinochet's 1973 military takeover.