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Mostly this has been achieved through control of and support for civil institutions, the church and the armed forces, rather than through party politics.
Where national conservative parties were weak or non-existent, conservatives were more likely to rely on military dictatorship as a preferred form of government.
However in some nations where the elites were able to mobilize popular support for conservative parties, longer periods of political stability were achieved.
Chile's conservative party, the National Party disbanded in 1973 following a military coup and did not re-emerge as a political force following the subsequent return to democracy.
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