The Progressive Party ( es, Partido Progresista, PRO)
was a political party in
Chile
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. It was founded in 2010 by former
Socialist
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deputy and presidential candidate
Marco Enriquez-Ominami. It is the political successor of the coalition ''New Majority for Chile''.
The political party was composed by Enriquez-Ominami supporters in the
presidential campaign
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of 2009, former members of the
Concertación
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and other leftist political movements. After a process of collecting signatures, was enrolled in some regions.
The party saw minimal success, only winning a maximum of two seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
It lost registration after failing to gain at least 5% of the popular vote in the
2021 parliamentary elections.
The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Progressive Party. (Information gathered from th
Archive of Chilean Elections.
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2013
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: Marco Enríquez-Ominami (lost)
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2017
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: Marco Enríquez-Ominami (lost)
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2021
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: Marco Enríquez-Ominami (lost)
References
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Partido Progresista (Chile)
{{Chilean political parties
2010 establishments in Chile
Democratic socialist parties in South America
Environmentalism in Chile
Left-wing politics in Chile
Political parties established in 2010
Political parties in Chile
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Socialist parties in Chile
Political parties disestablished in 2022