List of political parties in Chile
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This article lists political parties in Chile.
Chile has a multi-party system, within a system with two dominant coalitions. This is because the election law approved during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet made it extremely difficult for marginal parties to achieve electoral success.
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[edit] Political parties
List of legally constituted political parties in Chile.[1]
| Party | Name in Spanish | Political ideology | Area of operation | Senators | Deputies | Mayors | Councilmen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Renewal | Renovación Nacional | Center-right | Nationwide. | 8 | 18 | 55 | 389 |
| Christian Democratic Party | Partido Demócrata Cristiano | Centrist | Nationwide. | 9 | 19 | 59 | 344 |
| Party for Democracy | Partido Por la Democracia | Center-left | Nationwide. | 4 | 18 | 35 | 200 |
| Independent Democratic Union | Unión Demócrata Independiente | Right | Nationwide. | 8 | 37 | 58 | 347 |
| Socialist Party | Partido Socialista de Chile | Center-left | Nationwide. | 5 | 11 | 30 | 250 |
| Social Democrat Radical Partya | Partido Radical Socialdemócrata | Center-left | Nationwide. | 1 | 5 | 10 | 112 |
| Regionalist Party of the Independents | Partido Regionalista de los Independientes | Centrist | Nationwide. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 64 |
| Communist Party | Partido Comunista de Chile | Left | Nationwide. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 45 |
| Humanist Party | Partido Humanista | Left | All regions, except XIV, X and XI. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Broad Social Movement | Movimiento Amplio Social | Left | Regions I, II, III, RM, VIII and XI. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Ecologist Party | Partido Ecologista Verde | Left | Regions XIV, X and XI. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Progressive Party | Partido Progresista | Center-left | Regions XV, I, II and RM. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equality Party | Partido Igualdad | N/A | Regions XV, I and II. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
a A fusion of the Chilean Social Democracy Party (Partido Socialdemocracia Chilena) and the Radical Party of Chile (Partido Radical de Chile).
[edit] Awaiting registration
These are parties in formation awaiting registration by the Electoral Service.[2]
- Chilefirst (Chileprimero)
- Air Party (Partido Aire)
- Green Ecologist Party of the North (Partido Ecologista Verde del Norte)
- Northern Force (Fuerza del Norte)
[edit] Legally expired
These are parties that have had their right to registration expired according to Art. 6 of Chilean Law 18,603.[2]
- ChileVe: Expired on February 27, 2004.
- New National Force (Nueva Fuerza Nacional): Expired on June 11, 2004.
- Ecologist Party (Partido Ecologista): Expired on March 9, 2005 and again on August 1, 2006.
- Progressive Party (Partido Progresista): Expired on September 7, 2006.
- National Unitary Movement (Movimiento Unitario Nacional): Expired on June 6, 2008.
- Sol - Party of the People (Sol - Partido del Pueblo): Expired on December 12, 2008.
- Democratic Movement of the Peoples (Movimiento Democrático de los Pueblos): Expired on April 17, 2009.
- Seniors Party (Partido Adulto Mayor): Expired on December 10, 2009.
- Air Party (Partido Aire): Expired on January 27, 2011.
- Wallmapuwen Party (Partido Wallmapuwen): July 29, 2011.
- National Independent Force (Fuerza Nacional Independiente): August 31, 2011.
[edit] Historical
- National Party (Partido Nacional) (existed 1857–1933)
- National Party (Partido Nacional) (existed 1966–1973, 1983–1994)
- Conservative Party (Partido Conservador) (existed 1851–1949, 1953–1966)
- Liberal Party (Partido Liberal) (existed 1849–1966)
- Radical Party (Partido Radical) (existed 1863–1973, 1987–1994)
- National Socialist Movement of Chile (Movimiento Nacional Socialista de Chile) (existed 1932–1941)
- Revolutionary Left Movement (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria or MIR) (existed legally 1965–1973, illegally or not legally constituted 1973-2008)
- Popular Unitary Action Movement (Movimiento de Acción Popular Unitario or MAPU) (existed legally 1969–)
- Progressive Union of the Centrist Center (Unión de Centro Centro Progresista): Inactive since the 1999 elections.
- National Alliance of Independents (Alianza Nacional de los Independientes)
- Regionalist Action Party of Chile (Partido de Acción Regionalista de Chile)
[edit] Alliances
[edit] Active
- Coalition for Change (Coalición por el Cambio), composed of:
- National Renewal (Renovación Nacional)
- Independent Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Independiente)
- Chilefirst (Chileprimero)
- Concert of Parties for Democracy (Concertación de Partidos Por la Democracia), composed of:
- Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano)
- Party for Democracy (Partido Por la Democracia)
- Social Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Socialdemócrata)
- Socialist Party (Partido Socialista de Chile)
- New Majority for Chile (Nueva Mayoría para Chile), composed of:
- Humanist Party (Partido Humanista)
- Ecologist Party (Partido Ecologista)
- Other minor movements
- Clean Chile Vote Happy (Chile Limpio Vote Feliz), a strictly electoral group, composed of:
- Regionalist Party of the Independents (Partido Regionalista de los Independientes)
- Broad Social Movement (Movimiento Amplio Social)
- Country Force (Fuerza País)
- Juntos Podemos Más, composed of:
- Communist Party (Partido Comunista de Chile)
- Christian Left Party (Partido Izquierda Cristiana de Chile)
- Other left minority parties
[edit] Historical
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Partidos Constituidos, Servel. Accessed on 17 November 2011.
- ^ a b Partidos en Formación, Servel. Accessed on 17 November 2011.
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