By examining the Manifesto Project data for post-transition Chile, we show growing convergence in the electoral competition strategies between the centre-left and centre-right coalitions. While the former is characterised by inertia, the latter is marked by gradual yet relentless programmatic moderation. To interpret these results, we rely not only on theories of salience and party adaptation, but also on the cartel party thesis. This contribution reinforces the findings of increasing literature on post-transition Chile that reveals growing collusion between the mainstream left-wing and right-wing coalitions, which have increasing difficulties channelling demands emanating from below and therefore providing adequate political representation.

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转型后智利的右翼温和、左翼惯性和政治卡特尔化

通过检查智利过渡后的宣言项目数据，我们发现中左翼和中右翼联盟之间的选举竞争策略越来越趋同。前者的特点是惰性，后者的特点是渐进但无情的程序化节制。为了解释这些结果，我们不仅依靠显着性理论和政党适应理论，还依靠卡特尔党论。这一贡献强化了关于智利转型后越来越多文献的发现，这些文献揭示了主流左翼和右翼联盟之间日益增加的勾结，这些联盟越来越难以引导来自下层的需求，因此提供足够的政治代表。