Comunes (Chile)

Comunes (Spanish: Common Ones) is a Chilean left-wing political party, founded in 2019 by the merger between the Citizen Power party and the Autonomous Left (Izquierda Autónoma) movement.[2]

Comunes
Comunes
PresidentMarco Velarde
Founded20 January 2019 (2019-01-20)
Merger ofCitizen Power and Autonomous Left
HeadquartersConcha y Toro 19, Santiago, Santiago, Chile
CoalitionBroad Front
Membership (2020)15.111 [1]
IdeologySocialism of the 21st century
Autonomism
Feminism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationBroad Front
Apruebo Dignidad
Colours    
Purple, Yellow, Pink and Green
Chamber of Deputies
3 / 155
Website
https://www.partidocomunes.cl/

The party has two deputies in the National Congress. Among its notable militants were Emilia Schneider, the first transgender president of the University of Chile Student Federation (FECH).[3][4]

Authorities

Deputies

Name Region District Period
Camila Rojas Region of Valparaíso 7 2018-2022 / 2022-2026
Claudia Mix Santiago Metropolitan Region 8 2018-2022 / 2022-2026

Presidential candidates

The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by Commoners. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).

Electoral history

Congress election

Election year Chamber of Deputies Senate Status
# Votes  % Votes Seats # Votes  % Votes Seats
2021 207,607 3.84
6 / 155
172,054 3.69%
0 / 50
TBA

References

  1. "Estadísticas de afiliados a partidos políticos". Servicio Electoral de Chile.
  2. Cooperativa.cl (27 September 2018). "Frente Amplio: Izquierda Autónoma se fusiona con Poder Ciudadano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. Palma, Sebastián (2 May 2019). "Emilia Schneider, primera presidenta trans de la Fech: "Este es un momento histórico"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. Jerez Pinto, Christopher Alejandro (August 2019). "VÍCTIMAS DEL ODIO: Una dolorosa mirada a los delitos y crímenes contra la población LGBTI en Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). University of Chile. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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