The political parties of

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are three clearly categorized, distinct, political groups: the

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, the

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and the

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. Before the 1973 coup, these three political groups were moderately pluralistic and fragmented. This distinction has existed since the end of the 19th Century. Since then, the three groups have been made up of different parties. Each party has had some amount of power in the management of the State or has been represented in the

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. Political parties are recognized legally and formally by Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile of 1980 and by the Organic Constitutional Law of Political Parties of 1987 as organizations that participate in the legal political system and contribute to guiding public opinion.

History of Chile's political parties

Origins and the first blocks (1810–1860)

Principales partidos politicos chilenos entre 1830 y 1970

, the first political groups were created during the Independence of Chile: the Royalists and the Patriots. The Royalists wanted to maintain the status quo with the

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, while the Patriots wanted to gain a larger degree of freedom. In turn, the Patriots further split into the Moderates, who wanted a slow pace of reform, and the Radicals or Extremists, who favored a much faster pace. All of the early political groups were shy of advocating for full independence since it was unknown if the King would regain his power from Napoleon. Once Chile gained independence, many political groupings emerged. They were based on various popular leaders during that time, instead of common political ideas. Two very strong political groupings were the Pipolos (liberals) and the Pelucónes (conservatives). Two minor parties, the O’Higginists and the Tobacconists, were often on the Pelucónes' side. After Diego Portales Palazuelos became the architect of the New Institution and the Constitution of 1833, the Pelucónes prevailed for thirty years (1831–1861). From 1831–1861, the prevailing political system was one in which the President co-opted a successor. This system greatly influenced the idea that power should be transferred between members of the ruling political faction. It was only the "Question of the Sacristan" (1856), which divided The Pelucónes, allowed for the rise of the Liberals to power in 1861.

Dominance of the traditional parties (1860–1920)

The formal emergence of political parties in Chilean institutions occurred around the 1850s. Chileans began to challenge the President as the leading role in national political life through the

. In 1891, the disagreement was resolved after a Civil War, in favor of a parliamentary system. Around that time, the rise of the

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would eventually lead to the creation of the Radical Party. Their campaign started in the 1850s, as a group defending the interests of the silver mine owners, but it would gradually shift its focus to the employees of the growing state bureaucracy. Soon afterwards, from the same branch of radicalism, the Democratic Party appeared. It was a community that was born closer to the working class segment of society, but that over time would join the game of alliances within the rest of the party system. After the Chilean Civil War of 1891, the political system began to embody elements of a

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. Hence, the political coalitions became very strong. Although around twenty distinct political parties and movements existed, Chilean politics was structured around two large groups: the Liberal Alliance (of Liberal and Progressive tendency) and the

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(Conservative, Catholics). At the same time, political parties, formerly tools of the upper-class, expanded to include the thriving middle and working classes too.

Expansion of political parties (1920–1973)

With the rise of immigration from

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, workers with anarchist and socialist ideas came to

. Additionally, in the mid-19 century, the union movement began in the nitrate fields of the north of Chile through a surge of the joint labor unions. It is from these processes that in 1912, the Workers' Socialist Party was founded in

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by the typographer

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and 30 union workers and employees. The Workers' Socialist Party is defined as the

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of the Chilean working class. In 1922, the party joined the Third Communist International. Since that date, the party has been known as the

Communist Party of Chile The Communist Party of Chile ( es, Partido Comunista de Chile, ) is a communist party in Chile. It was founded in 1912 as the Socialist Workers' Party () and adopted its current name in 1922. The party established a youth wing, the Communist Youth ...

. In the period between 1920 and 1938 (between the start of the first presidential term of Arturo Alessandri Palma and the end of his second term) a series of political incidents led to the loss of the importance of traditional nineteenth-century parties, but for the benefit of the "party masses". The splendor of this new type of political party would come with the three presidential terms of the Radical Party between 1938 and 1952. At that time, the Radical Party (the faction of the middle class, par excellence), transformed into a large body of positions and political favors, which in the long run would lead to its discredit. Its place as an intermediate political group—between the right and the left—would be taken by the

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. The Christian Democratic Party is the successor of the

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, which in turn had split from the declining

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after the victory of

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(1964–1970). Regarding political parties, their main characteristic between 1938 and 1973 was their structuring into the classic "three-thirds" system (right, center, and left). With

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, the Popular Unity came to power as a vast political coalition composed of elements from the center and the left. However, the

Military Coup A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

of 1973 signified not only the disappearance of the Popular Unity, but the breakdown of the party system and its end during most of the dictatorship of

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. Only in the last year of the

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was the Organic

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of Political Parties enacted, which regulated their formation and function.

Proscription of parties and reorganization (1973–1990)

Between

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and

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, Chilean political parties were prohibited. On October 8, 1973, the members of the Popular Unity were banned and three days later, the rest of the political parties and movements were declared adjourned, and definitively dissolved on March 12, 1977. On October 1, 1996, the Organic Constitutional Law was published in the Legal Gazette, which re-established the system of electoral registrations and created the Electoral Service of Chile (Servel) as a replacement for the former Directorate of the Electoral Registry. On March 23, 1987, the Organic Constitutional Law of Political Parties was published—which established its objectives, requirements for legalization and the internal organization between others—with which the groups began procedures for their legal recognition. The National Party was the first political organization to be legally recognized by the Servel on December 23, 1987, inscribed officially in the registry on January 4, 1988. In the following months—before the Plebiscite of October 5, 1988—the

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, National Renewal,

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, ...

Socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the ...

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(CDP), Party for Democracy, Party of the South,

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and

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parties were legalized.

Return to democracy (1990–2022)

With the restoration of Democracy in 1990, the prominent political coalition was the

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de Partidos por la Democracia (''Coalition of Parties for Democracy)'', a center-left group initially founded by 17 parties, of which the most important, which remained in the coalition throughout the years, were: The

, the

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, the Party for Democracy and the Radical Party. The "Concertación" governed Chile throughout the presidencies of

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(1990–1994),

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz–Tagle (; born 24 June 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who served as president of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He was also a Senator, fulfilling the role of President of the Senate from 2006 ...

(1994–2000),

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(2000–2006) and

Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 201 ...

(2006–2010). The opponent of the ruling coalition, was the Alianza (''Alliance''). The Alliance was a group of center-right parties, formed by the main parties that supported the "YES" option in the 1988 plebiscite. Extra-parliamentarily, there was the leftist coalition

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(Together we can do more), formed by the

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, PC-AP and others left-wing movements, this coalition did not achieve great electoral results due to the binomial system, which favoured the Concertacion and the alliance. The "Alliance" came to power when

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(2010–2014) assumed office. In 2013, after electoral losses, the "Concertación", with the intention of renewing its image, decided to make an agreement with the

, the

Citizen Left The Citizen Left Party of Chile ( es, Partido Izquierda Ciudadana de Chile, IC), known until 2013 as Christian Left Party of Chile ( es, Partido Izquierda Cristiana de Chile, same acronym) was a Chilean left-wing political party. Founded in 19 ...

, and the

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, creating the New Majority. This coalition won comfortable victories in the 2013 elections and achieved re-election of

between 2014–2018. In turn, the parties that made up the Alliance, regrouped in 2015 in a new coalition denominated

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(''Let's go Chile''). In 2016, the number of political parties in Chile doubled, increasing from 14 to 32. It came as a

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to the municipal elections of the year and the Parliamentary Elections of 2017, given that they will be the first to be held under the new

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, the replacement for the binomial system. The binomial system favoured the existence of two blocks to the detriment of isolated parties and independent candidates. In that election, the Frente Amplio (''Broad Font'') appeared, a coalition that brought together left-wing sectors, which surprisingly won the election of 20 deputies. In the presidential election, Sebastián Piñera was able to return to the government and establish

(''Let's go Chile'') as an official coalition between 2018–2022.

Constitutional Convention and reorganization of coalitions (2022–present)

After the social outburst of 2019, a

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was held that defined the drafting of a new constitution through a Constitutional Convention. The members of that body were elected in May 2021, in a process that benefited independents over political party militants. The most successful group of independents was The List of the People. From that election, the coalition

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(''I Approve Dignity'') emerged, which gathered the coalitions Frente Amplio (''Broad Front'') and Chile Digno (''Worthy Chile''). This group supported the presidential candidacy of

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, who after winning in the ballot decided to summon the

, For Democracy,

and Liberal parties to the government, which were grouped in a coalition called

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. This implied the definitive break of the former

/ New Majority with the

, which was not invited to the new administration. From the

emerged the

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, which in the parliamentary elections achieved the election of 14 deputies and one senator, facing the traditional

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grouped in

, which from 2022 went to the opposition after the end of Piñera's government. Other blocks also emerged in those elections, such as the conservative liberal

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(''Party of the people'').

Political parties

This article lists

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. Chile has a

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Active

there are 16 legally constituted political parties in Chile.

In formation or in process

Currently, ten political parties are in the process of legalization: *

Green Ecologist Party (''Partido Ecologista Verde de Chile'') * Logo of the Amarillos por Chile

Yellows for Chile Movement (''Movimiento Amarillos por Chile'') * Partido Humanista (corto)

(''Partido Humanista'') * Democrats (''Demócratas'') * Logopartidosocialcristiano

Christian Social Party (''Partido Social Cristiano'') * Free (''Libres'') *

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(''Partido Fuerza de la Muchedumbre'') * Popular Force Party (''Partido Fuerza Popular de Chile'') * Libertarian Party (''Partido Libertario de Chile'')

Historical

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(''Partido Liberal'') (existed 1849–1966) *

(''Partido Conservador'') (existed 1851–1949, 1953–1966) * National Party (''Partido Nacional'') (existed 1857–1933) * Democrat Party (''Partido Demócrata'') (existed 1887–1941) * Liberal Democratic Party (''Partido Liberal Democrático'') (existed 1893–1933) * Democratic Party (''Partido Democrático'') (existed 1932–1960) * National Socialist Movement of Chile (''Movimiento Nacional Socialista de Chile'') (existed 1932–1941) *

Agrarian Labor Party The Agrarian Labor Party ( es, Partido Agrario Laborista, PAL) was a Chilean political party supporting the candidacy of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo for the 1952 presidential election. Formed in 1945, it was dissolved in 1958. It was formed in 194 ...

(''Partido Agrario Laborista'') (existed 1945–1958) * National Democratic Party (''Partido Democrático Nacional'') (existed 1960–1999) *

New Democratic Left The New Democratic Left ( es, Nueva Izquierda Democrática) was a political party 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 clo ...

(founded and dissolved in 1963) * Socialist Democratic Party (''Partido Democrático Socialista'') (existed 1964–1965) * Revolutionary Communist Party (''Partido Comunista Revolucionario'') (existed 1966–1981) * National Party (''Partido Nacional'') (existed 1966–1973, 1983–1994) *

Popular Unitary Action Movement The Popular Unitary Action Movement or MAPU ( es, Movimiento de Acción Popular Unitario) was a small leftist political party in Chile. It was part of the Popular Unity coalition during the government of Salvador Allende. MAPU was repressed du ...

(''Movimiento de Acción Popular Unitario'' or MAPU) (existed 1969–1994) *

(''Democracia Radical'') (existed 1969–1990) *

Chilean Social Democracy Party The Chilean Social Democracy Party (Spanish: ''Partido Socialdemocracia Chilena'' (SDCH), until August 1973 Radical Left Party (''Partido de Izquierda Radical'') was a Chilean political party of centre to centre-left orientation, formed by disside ...

(''Partido Socialdemocracia Chilena'') (existed 1971–1994) *

(''Izquierda Cristiana'' or ''Izquierda Ciudadana'') (existed 1971–2018) *

(''Avanzada Nacional'') (existed 1983–1990) * Party of the South (''Partido del Sur'') (existed 1987–1998) *

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(''Los Verdes'') (existed 1987–1990, 1995–2001) * Broad Party of Socialist Left (''Partido Amplio de Izquierda Socialista'' or PAIS) (existed 1988–1990) *

(''Partido Liberal'') (existed 1988–1994) *

Humanist Green Alliance The Humanist Green Alliance ( es, link=no, Alianza Humanista Verde, AHV) was a Chilean political party formed in 1990 by the Humanist Party and The Greens. In 1995, it was called the Humanist Party (PH). History It was founded on May 4, 1990, ...

(''Alianza Humanista Verde'') (existed 1990–1995) *

Union of the Centrist Center The Union of the Centrist Center (, UCC) — named Progressive Union of the Centrist Center (, UCCP) between 1994 and 1998 — was a small political party in Chile. The party was founded by supermarket tycoon Francisco Javier Errázuriz to s ...

(''Unión de Centro Centro'') (existed 1990–2002) *

National Alliance of Independents National Alliance of Independents (in Spanish: ''Alianza Nacional de Independientes'', ANI) was a political party in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost c ...

(''Alianza Nacional de los Independientes'') (existed 2001–2006) *

Regionalist Action Party of Chile Regionalist Action Party of Chile (in Spanish: ''Partido de Acción Regionalista de Chile''), was a political party in Chile. Operated in only the regions I, II and III in the northern parts of the country. In the 2004 municipal elections the part ...

(''Partido de Acción Regionalista de Chile'') (existed 2003–2006) * Independent Regionalist Party (''Partido Regionalista Independiente'') (existed 2006–2018) *

Broad Social Movement The MAS Region ( es, MAS Región), known until 2014 as Broad Social Movement ( es, Movimiento Amplio Social, MAS) was a Chilean left-wing political party founded by Alejandro Navarro in 2008. The party was created as a political movement in 2008, ...

(''Movimiento Amplio Social'') (existed 2008–2018) * Progressive Party (''Partido Progresista'') (existed 2009–2022) *

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(''Amplitud'') (existed 2014–2018) * Citizen Power (''Poder Ciudadano'') (existed 2015–2019) *

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(''Ciudadanos'') (existed 2015–2022)

Alliances

Active

, composed of: **

Independent Democratic Union The Independent Democratic Union (''Unión Demócrata Independiente'', UDI) is a conservative and right-wing political party in Chile, founded in 1983. Its founder was the lawyer, politician and law professor Jaime Guzmán, a civilian allied wit ...

(''Unión Demócrata Independiente'') ** National Renewal (''Renovación Nacional'') ** Political Evolution (''Evolución Política'') *

(''Socialismo Democrático''), composed of: **

Socialist Party of Chile The Socialist Party of Chile ( es, Partido Socialista de Chile, or PS) is a centre-left political party founded in 1933. Its historic leader was President of Chile Salvador Allende, who was deposed in a CIA-backed coup d'état by General Augusto ...

(''Partido Socialista de Chile'') ** Liberal Party of Chile (''Partido Liberal de Chile'') ** Party for Democracy (''Partido por la Democracia'') **

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(''Nuevo Trato'') **

Radical Party of Chile The Radical Party (Spanish: ''Partido Radical'') was a Chilean political party. It was formed in 1863 in Copiapó by a split in the Liberal Party. Not coincidentally, it was formed shortly after the organization of the Grand Lodge of Chile, and ...

(''Partido Radical de Chile'') *

, composed of: **

Democratic Revolution Democratic Revolution () is a Chilean centre-left to left-wing political party, founded in 2012 by some of the leaders of the 2011 Chilean student protests, most notably the current Deputy Giorgio Jackson, who is also the most popular public f ...

(''Revolución Democrática'') **

Unir Movement The Unir Movement () is a Chilean centre-left to left-wing political movement, founded in 2020 by former members of the Socialist Party of Chile The Socialist Party of Chile ( es, Partido Socialista de Chile, or PS) is a centre-left political ...

(''Movimiento Unir'') ** Social Convergence (''Convergencia Social'') **

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(''Comunes'') **

(''Partido Comunista de Chile'') **

Social Green Regionalist Federation The Social Green Regionalist Federation ( es, Federación Regionalista Verde Social, FREVS) is a Chilean political party. It was founded on January 14, 2017 after the union of the regionalist parties Regional and Popular Front ( es, Frente Regi ...

(''Federación Regionalista Verde Social'') **

Humanist Action Humanist Action () is a Chilean left-wing political party, founded in 2020 by former militants of the Humanist Party. Its leader is Tomás Hirsch, who was a presidential candidate in 1999 and 2005. The movement was formed after the resignation o ...

(''Acción Humanista'') ** Christian Left of Chile (''Izquierda Cristiana de Chile'')

Historical

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* Democratic Alliance * Popular Unity * Confederation of Democracy *

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* New Majority

Notes and references

Bibliography

* Cruz-Coke, Ricardo. 1952. ''Geografía electoral''. Santiago de Chile. * Donoso, Ricardo. 1946. ''Las ideas políticas en Chile''. Fondo de Cultura Económica. México D.F. * Edwards, Alberto, y Eduardo Frei. 1949. ''Historia de la los partidos políticos chilenos''. Editorial del Pacífico. Santiago de Chile. * Friedmann, Reinhard. 1988. ''1964–1988 La política chilena de la A a la Z''. Melquíades. Santiago de Chile. ISBN 956-231-027-1 * Fuentes, Jordi, y Lía Cortés. 1967. ''Diccionario político de Chile, 1800–1966. Santiago de Chile * Gil, Federico G. 1969, ''El sistema político de Chile''. Editorial Andrés Bello. Santiago de Chile. * Guilisasti Tagle, Sergio. 1964. ''Partidos políticos chilenos''. Editorial Nascimento. Santiago de Chile. * Kushner, Harvey: ''Encyclopedia of Terrorism''. California: Sage Publications Ltd., 2003.- ISBN 0-7619-2408-6 * León Echaiz, René. 1939. ''Evolución histórica de los partidos políticos chilenos''. Editorial del Pacífico. * Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán. 1979. ''Diccionario político institucional de Chile''. Editorial Ariete. Santiago de Chile. * Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán. 1992. ''Historia política de Chile y su evolución electoral. Desde 1810 a 1992''. Editorial Jurídica de Chile. Santiago de Chile. ISBN 956-10-0957-9

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History of Chile's political parties

Origins and the first blocks (1810–1860)

Dominance of the traditional parties (1860–1920)

Expansion of political parties (1920–1973)

Proscription of parties and reorganization (1973–1990)

Return to democracy (1990–2022)

Constitutional Convention and reorganization of coalitions (2022–present)

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