[4] Michelle Bachelet stated that a principal objective of the Nueva Mayoría coalition was to achieve and establish a system of universal and free access to higher education within a time frame of six years.

In addition, the Nueva Mayoría also included the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh), the Citizen Left (IC), the Broad Social Movement (MAS) and centre-left independents.

[4] In March 2014, the regionalist Northern Force Party joined the Nueva Mayoría[7] to merge with the Broad Social Movement and found the MAS Region.

[11] Initially, the coalition intended to hold its parliamentary primary elections on 30 June 2013; however, this was annulled because parties failed to reach an agreement regarding their nomination.

[17][18][19] This victory marked the first re-election of a woman in office,[20] in addition to the return of the centre-left government after four years of the administration of Sebastián Piñera.