Government
Chile
Government
Chile is governed under the constitution of 1981 as amended . It is a multiparty democracy with a directly elected president who serves a fouryear term ( sixyear prior to the constitutional amendments of 2005 ). The president may not be elected to consecutive terms . The bicameral legislature consists of a 38-seat Senate , whose members are elected to serve eight-year terms , and a 120-seat Chamber of Deputies , whose members are
Palacio de la Moneda
elected for four years . Administratively , Chile is divided into 13 regions .