The Christian Social Party (PSC; ) is a

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founded in September 2022. It was formed by independent leaders and ex-militants of the defunct Christian Conservative Party (PCC).

History

The community arose after the dissolution of the PCC, a group that during the 2021 parliamentary elections achieved the election of Sara Concha as deputy for the

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under the

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pact. Among its founders were Luciano Silva, a former National Renewal (RN) conventioneer, and Antaris Varela, who presided over the PCC. Like its predecessor, the PSC is linked to

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church groups. In November 2022, the community began its formation and constitution process before the

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(Servel). During that same month, the incorporation of Deputy Concha was confirmed, who until then was independent and a member of the RN bench in the

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Leadership

The Christian Social Party presented a provisional directive for its formation process as a political party, which is made up of: * President: Ángel Roa. * Secretary: Belén Núñez. * Vice President: Geraldine Aravena. * Adviser: Juan Carlos Venegas. * Public relations officer: Carolina Barría. * Treasurer: Eduardo Canto. In the same way, it presented a Supreme Court made up of a president, a vice president, a secretary and three members.

Party authorities

Deputies

The

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, including militants and independents within the party caucus, for the 2022-2026 legislative period are:

References

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