This article gives an overview of liberal and radical parties in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. It is limited to

liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

and

radical Radical may refer to: Politics and ideology Politics *Radical politics, the political intent of fundamental societal change *Radicalism (historical), the Radical Movement that began in late 18th century Britain and spread to continental Europe and ...

parties A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature fo ...

with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme, parties do not necessarily need to have labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Introduction

Liberalism was organized as the traditional opposition to conservatism in Chile. In the 1860s radical liberals formed the radical current. Traditional liberalism disappeared in the 1960s into conservatism and radicalism developed into social democracy, leaving liberalism unrepresented. Originally the

Social Democrat Radical Party The Radical Party of Chile ( es, Partido Radical de Chile), is a social-democratic political party in Chile. The party was founded as the Social Democrat Radical Party (''Partido Radical Socialdemócrata'') on 18 August 1994 out of a union ...

(''Partido Radical Social-Democráta'', member SI) was a left of center liberal party, but nowadays it is a social democratic party.

The timeline

Liberal Party

*1846: The

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

(''Partido Liberal'') is formed *1861: A vehemtly anticlericalist faction formed the ⇒ Radical Party *1876: A faction supporting the presidential candidacy of

Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna (August 25, 1831 – January 25, 1886) was a Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician. Vicuña Mackenna was of Irish and Basque descent. Biography Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna was born in Santiago, the ...

formed the ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party, but returns to the ⇒ Liberal Party after Vicuña ends his candidacy *1885: An anti-government faction formed the ⇒ Independent Liberal Party *1891: The faction supporting President Balmaceda in the 1891 civil war formed a second ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party. *1920: Dissidents seceded as the ⇒ Unionist Liberal *1931: Another faction formed the ⇒ United Liberal Party *1933: The ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party and the ⇒ Independent Liberal Party merged into the Liberal Party *1966: The party merged into the new National Party (''Partido Nacional'')

Radical Party

*1863: A radical faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Radical Party (''Partido Radical'') *1887: The more leftist Democratic Party seceded from the party *1931: The more leftist faction formed the ⇒ Radical Socialist Party *1941: The ⇒ Radical Socialist Party rejoined the party *1946: A moderate faction formed the ⇒ Radical Democratic Party *1948: A faction opposition to the anti-Communist laws ⇒ Radical Doctrinal Party *1949: The ⇒ Radical Democrat Party rejoined the party *1961: The ⇒ Radical Doctrinal Party rejoined the party *1969: In reaction to left-wing tendencies an anti-Communist faction seceded as ⇒

Radical Democracy Radical democracy is a type of democracy that advocates the radical extension of equality and liberty. Radical democracy is concerned with a radical extension of equality and freedom, following the idea that democracy is an unfinished, inclusive, ...

*1971: A moderate faction of the party formed the ⇒

Left Radical Party The Radical Party of the Left (french: Parti radical de gauche, PRG) is a social-liberal political party in France. A party in the Radical tradition, since 1972 the PRG was a close ally of the major party of the centre-left in France, the Socia ...

*1972: The ⇒ Socialdemocrat Party joined the party *1994: The party, who was unable to garner a significant number of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins the Party of Social Democracy and forms the

(''Partido Radical Social Demócrata'')

Liberal Democratic Party (1876)

*1876: The faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party led by

formed the Liberal Democratic Party (''Partido Liberal Democrático''), but rejoins the ⇒ Liberal Party that same year

Independent Liberal Party

*1885: An anti-government faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Independent Liberal Party (''Partido Liberal Doctrinario'') *1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party

Liberal Democratic Party (1892)

*1891: The faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party that supported President

José Manuel Balmaceda José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández (; July 19, 1840 – September 19, 1891) served as the 10th President of Chile from September 18, 1886, to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile. While he wa ...

in the 1891 civil war formed the Liberal Democratic Party (''Partido Liberal Democrático'') *1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party

Unionist Liberal

*1920: Dissidents from the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Unionist Liberal (''Liberal Unionista'') *1927: The party didn't survive the 1927 dictatorship of

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United Liberal Party

*1931: A faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the United Liberal Party (''Partido Liberal Unido'') *1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party

Radical Socialist Party

*1931: The more leftist faction formed the Radical Socialist Party (''Partido Radical Socialista'') *1941: A faction of the party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party *1941: A faction of the party joined the ⇒

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

(''Partido Socialista'')

Radical Democratic Party

*1946: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed the Radical Democratic Party (''Partido Radical Democrático'') *1949: The Radical Democratic Party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party

Radical Doctrinal Party

*1948: A faction opposition to the Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy (anti-Communist law) formed the ⇒ Radical Doctrinal Party (''Partido Radical Doctrinario'') *1961: A faction of the Radical Doctrinal Party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party *1961: A faction of the Radical Doctrinal Party formed the ⇒ National Democratic Party (''Partido Democrático Nacional'')

Radical Democracy

*1969: In reaction to growingly leftist tendencies in the ⇒ Radical Party a moderate, anti-Communist faction seceded as

(''Democracia Radical''). *1973: The party opposed

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and voluntarily dissolved itself after the 1973 coup. *1988: The party reappeared to participate on the 1989 elections. *1990: The party, who was unable to garner a significant number of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins the

National Advance National Advance ( es, Avanzada Nacional, AN) was a Chilean far-right political party of nationalist ideology who supported the military regime led by Augusto Pinochet. They had party legal existence between January 1988 and July 1991. It was f ...

and the National Party and forms the National Democracy of Center (''Democracia Nacional de Centro'').

Left Radical Party

*1971: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed the

(''Partido Izquierda Radical''), later renamed the Chilean Social Democracy Party. *1994: The party fused with the Radical Party to form the

Liberal leaders

Arturo Alessandri Palma Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma (; December 20, 1868 – August 24, 1950) was a Chilean political figure and reformer who served thrice as president of Chile, first from 1920 to 1924, then from March to October 1925, and finally from 1932 to 1 ...

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