%0 Journal Article %T La limitaci¨®n de la legislatura en Chile. Un estudio de opini¨®n p¨²blica en la regi¨®n metropolitana %A Y¨¢nez %A Bernardo Navarrete %A Amigo %A Giovana G¨®mez %J T¨¦khne - Revista de Estudos Polit¨¦cnicos %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the article analyses, in a theoretical perspective, the term limit and the incentives for the incumbent generated by the chilean electoral system. besides, it is studied the perception of the re-election limits by means of a telephone survey applied to the inhabitants of santiago de chile. the survey shows a general agreement for limiting the re-election through a specific law. however, the survey shows a group of contradictory opinions that hinders their comprehension and the possibility of legislating on the matter. %K term limit %K re-election %K professionalization of politics %K congress %K chile. %U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1645-99112009000200008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en