The Democratic Socialist Radical Party ( es, Partido Radical Socialista Democrático, PRSD) was a

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that emerged from a

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faction of the Radical Party led by Luis Fernando Luengo that came into conflict with Enrique Silva Cimma,

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and some radical politicians. The party was founded in 1983 under the name of Radical Party-Luengo (''Partido Radical-Luengo'') in May 1987 and was renamed ''Democratic Socialist Radical Party''. Among its leaders and members were Alejandro Ríos Valdivia,

Anselmo Sule Vladimir Anselmo Sule Candia (January 27, 1934 – June 7, 2002) was a Chilean politician, member of the Radical Party and, afterwards, of the Social Democrat Radical Party. Sule Candia was also world vice president of Socialist International. ...

, Aníbal Palma, Armando Lobos Barrientos, Ana Eugenia Ugalde Arias and the brothers

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and Humberto Enríquez Frödden. On 2 July 1989 Hugo Miranda Ramírez was elected party chairman. It was one of the main parties of the opposition to the

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and joined the coalitions of United Left and then the ''Concertación por el No'', the party supported the option NO in the plebiscite of 1988 and the following year, in 1989, for the

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supported the candidacy of

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and joined the Unity for the Democracy pact when it presented two candidates for deputy, where received 0.02% of votes and did not win any seats. The party also presented Aníbal Palma in Tarapacá and Anselmo Sule in the O'Higgins region as candidates for independent senators on the list of the coalition. Sule was elected after doubling with his running mate, the Christian Democrat Nicolás Díaz Sánchez. The 9 May 1990 was dissolved and its members were finally integrated into the ranks of the Radical Party.

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{{Reflist Political parties established in 1983 Political parties disestablished in 1990 Defunct political parties in Chile Socialist parties in Chile 1983 establishments in Chile 1990 disestablishments in Chile Radical parties in Chile