Social Convergence

The Social Convergence (Spanish: Convergencia Social, CS) is a left-wing political party in Chile. Founded by current Chilean president Gabriel Boric, now it is led by Diego Ibáñez.[14]

Social Convergence
Convergencia Social
AbbreviationCS
LeaderGabriel Boric
PresidentDiego Ibáñez
Secretary-GeneralJaviera Menay
Vice PresidentFrancisca Perales
Founded11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)
Legalized9 March 2020 (2020-03-09)
Merger of
HeadquartersAlmirante Riveros 062, Providencia, Santiago
Think tank
  • Fundación Decide[1]
  • Fundación Crea[2]
Student wing
  • CS Student Front
  • Secondary CS
Women's wingCS Feminist Front
Membership (2021)36,119[3]
Ideology
Political positionCenter-left[9][10] to left-wing[11][12]
National affiliation
International affiliationProgressive International[13]
Colours
  •   Cyan
  •   Purple
  •   Light red
Slogan"Decide Involucrarte"
("Decide to Get Involved")
Chamber of Deputies
10 / 155
Senate
0 / 50
Constitutional Council
4 / 51
Website
convergenciasocial.cl

It was founded in 2018 by the Autonomist Movement (MA), Libertarian Left (IL) (a part of the movement left the party in 2019), Socialism and Freedom (SOL) and New Democracy (ND). It is part of the leftist coalition Broad Front.[8] In mid-2019, members of the movement began their process to register as a legally constituted political party.[15]

Social Convergence experienced an internal crisis in 2019, after a large number of militants resigned from the party, due to the initial rejection of Gabriel Boric's participation in the agreement made by the congress to create a new constitution, initiated due to the 2019 Chilean protests. Arguing that the agreement did not seem to them to be a sufficient response to the protests.[16][17] However, after the changes that the agreement underwent (gender parity, indigenous seats, etc.), these members ended up supporting the agreement, but did not remain part of the party.[18][19]

Authorities

President of the Republic

Deputies
Name Region District Period
Diego Ibáñez Valparaíso 6 2018–2022 / 2022-2026
Francisca Bello Valparaíso 6 2022-2026
Gonzalo Winter Metropolitana 10 2018–2022 / 2022-2026
Lorena Fries Metropolitana 10 2022-2026
Gael Yeomans Metropolitana 13 2018–2022 / 2022-2026
Marcela Riquelme O'Higgins 15 2022-2026
Mercedes Bulnes Maule 17 2022-2026
Clara Sagardía Bíobío 21 2022-2026
Patricio Rosas Barrientos Los Ríos 24 2018–2022 / 2022-2026
Javiera Morales Magallanes 28 2022-2026

Election results

Presidential elections
Election year Candidate 1st Round 2nd Round Results
# Votes  % Votes # Votes  % Votes
2021 Gabriel Borić Font 1,815,024 25.8% 4,620,890 55.9% Won

Congress election
Election year Chamber of Deputies Senate Status
# Votes  % Votes Seats # Votes  % Votes Seats
2021 287,190 4.54%
9 / 155
 59,489 1.28%
0 / 50
 TBA

See also
  • Category:Social Convergence politicians

References
  1. Regulación a los think tanks de partidos políticos en Chile (PDF) (in Spanish). Library of the National Congress of Chile. October 2019.
  2. Mayol, Alberto; Cabrera, Andrés (1 december 2017). «El Frente Amplio como exomundo». Frente Amplio en el momento cero. Catalonia. p. 51.
  3. "Total afiliados actualizados por partidos políticos". Electoral Service of Chile. 2021.
  4. "Partidos, movimientos y coaliciones: Partido Convergencia Social". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
  5. "El pinochetista Kast y el progresista Boric definirán la presidencia el 19 de diciembre elecciones en Chile".
  6. Sonneland, Holly K.; Wilkinson, Hope (16 September 2021). "Explainer: Who's Who in Chile's 2021 Presidential Race". Americas Society Council of the Americas.
  7. "Socialist Gabriel Boric elected Chile's youngest ever president with highest ever vote tally". Morning Star. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. La Tercera (24 September 2018). "Movimiento Autonomista tendrá Congreso para evaluar fusión con otros grupos del FA" (in Spanish). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. "Chile's Millennial President Is a New Kind of Leftist Leader". Time. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  11. "José Antonio Kast, a far-right figure, could lead Chile". The Economist. 23 November 2021.
  12. "Hay una disputa de época entre Kast, que pretende no cambiar nada, versus Boric, que pretende cambiarlo todo". BBC News Mundo.
  13. "Convergencia Social". Progressive International. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  14. "Convergencia Social proclama a Gabriel Boric como su candidato presidencial". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 17 March 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  15. "Nuevo partido del FA: Convergencia Social inició proceso de legalización en el Servel" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  16. Mostrador, El (16 November 2019). "Masiva renuncia a Convergencia Social: Jorge Sharp y otros 72 militantes dejan el partido". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  17. Chile, C. N. N. "Crisis en el FA: Jorge Sharp renuncia a Convergencia Social". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  18. admin, Por. "Se incorporan al comando Apruebo Chile Digno nuevas organizaciones políticas". PC CHILE (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  19. "Alcalde Sharp dice que el Apruebo es la única opción democrática". EL DÍNAMO (in Spanish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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