Pinochet Foes Allowed to Air TV Ads in Chile
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SANTIAGO, Chile — The political opposition in Chile is using television advertisements for the first time since a coup brought President Augusto Pinochet to power in 1973.
Both the opposition and forces supporting Pinochet in an Oct. 5 plebiscite on his presidency ran 15 minutes of free advertising on all television channels Monday night. The time was granted them by the military government.
The opposition advertisement featured light-hearted scenes of workers, families, artists and others at play and work, accompanied by lyrics saying : “Without the dictator, joy is going to come.”
The government’s 15 minutes began with scenes of food shortages under Socialist President Salvador Allende, Pinochet’s predecessor, and then showed various women, a key part of the electorate, urging a “yes” vote on giving Pinochet eight more years in office.
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