The World - News from July 7, 1989
A united Chilean opposition nominated moderate politician Patricio Aylwin as its candidate to succeed President Augusto Pinochet in elections set for Dec. 14. Aylwin, a 70-year-old law professor, former Senate president and current president of the centrist Christian Democratic Party, accepted the nomination by the 17-party coalition. Meanwhile, the conservative pro-government forces continued difficult negotiations to choose their presidential candidate. Sergio Jarpa, 66, who served as Pinochet’s interior minister, is considered the front runner.
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