despite the declining economy, president allende's popular unity coalition increased its vote to 43.2% in the march 1973 parliamentary elections; but, by then, the informal alliance between popular unity and the christian democrats ended. the christian democrats allied with the right-wing national party, who were opposed to allende's government; the two right-wing parties formed the confederation of democracy (code). the internecine parliamentary conflict between the legislature and the executive branch paralyzed the activities of government.