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 1980 constitution approved during the government of Augusto Pinochet made it extremely difficult for marginal parties to achieve electoral success.

Political parties

Nationwide

These are parties that are legally constituted in all fourteen regions plus the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

• National Renewal (Renovación Nacional)
• Christian Democrat Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano)
• Party for Democracy (Partido Por la Democracia)
• Independent Democrat Union (Unión Demócrata Independiente)
• Socialist Party (Partido Socialista de Chile)
• Communist Party (Partido Comunista de Chile)
• Social Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Socialdemócrata) [Fusion of Chilean Social Democracy Party (Partido Socialdemocracia Chilena) and Radical Party (Partido Radical de Chile).]
• Regionalist Party of the Independents (Partido Regionalista de los Independientes)

Regional

These are parties that are legally constituted only in some regions of Chile.

• Humanist Party (Partido Humanista): Operates in all regions, except X, XIV and XI.
• Ecologist Party (Partido Ecologista): Operates in regions I, II and III.
• Country Force (Fuerza País): Operates in regions XV, I and II.
• Christian Left Party (Partido Izquierda Cristiana de Chile): Operates in regions XV, I and II.
• ChileFirst (ChilePrimero): Operates in regions XV, II, III, IV, VI and XIV.
• Broad Social Movement (Movimiento Amplio Social): Operates in regions I, II, III, RM, VIII and XI.
• Humanist Party of the North (Partido Humanista del Norte)): Operates in regions XV, I and II.

Not yet registered

These are parties in formation awaiting registration by the Electoral Service.^[1]

• Elderly Party (Partido Adulto Mayor)
• Chile Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores de Chile)
• Ecologist Party of the South (Partido Ecologista del Sur)

Legally expired

These are parties that have had their right to registration expired according to Art. 6 of Chilean Law 18,603.^[1]

• ChileVe: Expired on February 27, 2004.
• New National Force (Nueva Fuerza Nacional): Expired on June 11, 2004.
• 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.

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)

Alliances

Current

• Alliance for Chile (Alianza por Chile) - RN/UDI coalition
• Coalition for Change (Coalición por el Cambio) - RN/UDI/CH1 coalition
• Concert of Parties for Democracy (Concertación de Partidos Por la Democracia) - PDC/PPD/PRSD/PS coalition
• Juntos Podemos Más - PC/IC and other left minority parties coalition

Historical

• Unidad Popular
• Frente Popular

References

• Chile's Electoral Service
• Chile's Library of Congress

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Timeline of liberal and radical parties in Chile

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