List of political parties in Chile

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This article lists political parties in Chile.

Chile has a multi-party system, within a system with two dominant coalitions.

Political parties

Active

As of October 2016 there are 33 legally constituted political parties in Chile.[1]

Parties in green, as of October 2016, support the administration of President Michelle Bachelet.

Party
(name in Spanish) 		Founded International affiliation Area of operation Senators
(2014-2018) 		Deputies
(2014-2018) 		Regional advisors
(2014-2018) 		Mayors
(2012-2016) 		Councilmen
(2012-2016) 		Weighted
representationb
Independent Democratic Uniond
Unión Demócrata Independiente 		1983 International Democrat Union Nationwide. 7 28 47 43 351 18.83%
Christian Democratic Partyj
Partido Demócrata Cristiano 		1957 Centrist Democrat International Nationwide. 6 20 45 56 322 16.02%
Socialist Partyi
Partido Socialista de Chile 		1933 Progressive Alliance, Socialist International, São Paulo Forum, COPPPAL Nationwide. 6 15 33 27 218 14.17%
Party for Democracyf
Partido por la Democracia 		1987 Progressive Alliance, Socialist International, COPPPAL Nationwide. 6 14 31 37 199 14.14%
National Renewalc
Renovación Nacional 		1987 International Democrat Union Nationwide. 5 13 42 39 318 12.74%
Amplitude
Amplitud 		2014 None. Regions XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, VIII, IX, X, and XI. 1 2 3 1 21 2.12%
Patagonian Regional Democracy
Democracia Regional Patagónica 		2013 None. Regions X, XI, and XII. 1 0 2 4 9 1.81%
Social Democrat Radical Party
Partido Radical Socialdemócrata 		1994a Progressive Alliance, Socialist International, COPPPAL Nationwide. 0 6 12 13 90 1.68%
We Are Aysén
Somos Aysén 		2015 None. Region XI. 1 0 0 0 0 1.66%
Communist Party
Partido Comunista de Chile 		1922 São Paulo Forum, Bolivarian Congress of the People, International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties Nationwide. 0 6 12 4 92 1.5%
Citizen Left
Partido Izquierda Ciudadana de Chile 		2012g São Paulo Forum Regions XV, I, III, VI, VII, and IX. 0 1 2 1 3 0.25%
Political Evolution
Partido Evolución Política 		2012 None Nationwide. 0 1 0 2 0 0.21%
Social Agrarian Regionalist Independent Movement
Movimiento Independiente Regionalista Agrario y Social 		2015 None. Region VI. 0 1 1 0 3 0.2%
Liberal Party
Partido Liberal de Chile 		2013h None. Regions XV, I and II. 0 1 0 0 0 0.17%
Democratic Revolution
Revolución Democrática 		2012 None. Regions II, IV, RM, and XI. 0 1 0 0 0 0.17%
Independent Regionalist Party
Partido Regionalista Independiente 		2006 None. All regions, except VI and VIII. 0 0 2 2 95 0.15%
Progressive Party
Partido Progresista 		2010 None. Nationwide. 0 0 2 3 25 0.13%
Green North Regional Force
Fuerza Regional Norte Verde 		2015 None. Region IV. 0 0 2 0 0 0.06%
Green Ecologist Party
Partido Ecologista Verde 		2008 Global Greens Regions I, II, III, IV, RM, VIII, XIV, X, and XI. 0 0 1 0 0 0.03%
MAS-Regione
MAS-Región 		2008 None. Regions XV, I, II, III, RM, VIII, and XI. 0 0 0 1 7 0.02%
Humanist Partyd
Partido Humanista 		1984 Humanist International, São Paulo Forum All regions, except X. 0 0 0 0 14 0.01%
Equality Party
Partido Igualdad 		2009 None. Regions XV, I, II, IV, V, RM, VIII, and XI. 0 0 0 0 1 0.0005%
Andha Chile
Andha Chile 		2015 None. Regions IV, XI, and XII. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Citizens
Ciudadanos 		2013k None. Regions II, XIV, and XI. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Regional and Popular Front
Frente Regional y Popular 		2015 None. Region III. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Popular Front Party
Partido Frente Popular 		2015 None. Region IV. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Magallanes Regionalist Party
Partido Regionalista de Magallanes 		2015l None. Region XII. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Power
Poder 		2015 None. Regions XV, I, III, and X. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
For Regional Integration
Por la Integración Regional 		2016 None. Regions XV, I, and II. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Everybody
Todos 		2015 None. Region XIV, X, and XI. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
United It Works in Democracy
Unidos Resulta en Democracia 		2015 None. Region XV. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Patriotic Union
Unión Patriótica 		2015 None. Regions V, and RM. 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Wallmapuwen
Wallmapuwen 		2005 None. Region IX. 0 0 0 0 0 0%

a A fusion of the Chilean Social Democracy Party (Partido Socialdemocracia Chilena) and the Radical Party of Chile (Partido Radical de Chile).
b The percentage of seats held by a party in each elected body is multiplied by a weighting factor, which is equal to the inverse value of that body's total seats divided by the summation of the inverse values of all bodies' total seats. The resulting weighted percentages are then summed together to obtain a party's "weighted representation" value. (Formula: [S/38^2+D/120^2+R/278^2+M/345^2+C/2224^2]/T, with T=1/38+1/120+1/278+1/345+1/2224, S=party senators, D=party deputies, R=party regional advisors, M=party mayors, C=party councilmen.)
c Figures updated with the December 2013-January 2014 party resignations of RN senators Antonio Horvath and Lily Pérez, and RN deputies Pedro Browne, Joaquín Godoy and Karla Rubilar; the August 2014 party resignation of RN deputy Gaspar Rivas; the October 2015 party resignations of RN mayors of Ñuñoa and Traiguén, Andrés Zarhi and Luis Álvarez, respectively, and RN councilmen of Las Condes, Limache and La Unión, Tomás Fuentes, Cynthia Marín and María Eugenia Márquez, respectively; the May 2016 party resignation of RN deputy Germán Verdugo; the July 2016 party resignation of RN senator Manuel José Ossandón; and the September 2016 party resignation of RN deputy José Manuel Edwards.
d Figures updated with, the July 2013 party resignation of UDI mayor of Santo Domingo Fernando Rodríguez Larraín; the January 2014 death of Yumbel mayor Camilo Cabezas (PH) and its subsequent replacement with independent councilman Jaime Gacitúa, who in turn was replaced with Fredy Winter from the UDI; the June 2015 party resignation of UDI councilman Francisco Vera; the October 2015 party resignation of UDI mayor of Rancagua Eduardo Soto; the November 2015 party resignations of UDI mayor of La Florida Rodolfo Carter and UDI councilman of Lo Barnechea Carlos Ward; the January 2016 party resignation of UDI senator Jaime Orpis; the May 2016 death of UDI mayor of Pinto Fernando Chávez; and the May 2016 party resignation of UDI deputy Juan Antonio Kast.
e A fusion of the Broad Social Movement (Movimiento Amplio Social) and the Northern Force Party (Partido Fuerza del Norte). Figures updated with the September 2016 party resignation of MAS senator Alejandro Navarro.
f Figures updated with the September 2014 expulsion of Providencia councilman Rodrigo García Márquez from his party (PPD); the October 2015 party resignation of PPD councilman of Los Andes Julio Lobos; the April 2016 party resignation of PPD deputy Pepe Auth; the May 2016 party resignation of DC deputy René Saffirio; and the August 2016 party resignation of PPD regional advisor Teodoro Aguirre.
g Formerly known as Christian Left (Izquierda Cristiana).
h Formerly known as ChileFirst (ChilePrimero).
i Figures updated with the October 2015 party resignations of PS mayors of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Los Lagos and Coltauco, Jaime González, Simón Mansilla and Rubén Jorquera, respectively; and the October 2016 party resignation of PS councilwoman for Valparaíso Paula Quintana.
j Figures updated with the October 2015 party resignation of DC councilwoman of Concepción Alejandra Smith.
k Before October 2015, known as Fuerza Pública ("Public Force").
l Considers itself to be the continuation of the same-named party founded in 1932.

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References

  1. ↑ "Partidos Constituidos". Servicio Electoral (in Spanish). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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