Democrats (Chile)

Democrats (Spanish: Demócratas; D) is a Chilean political party founded in 2022 by former militants of the Christian Democratic Party, Party for Democracy and Radical Party, all former members from the defunct Concertación coalition.[1]

Democrats
Demócratas
PresidentXimena Rincón
General SecretaryCarlos Maldonado Curti
Vice PresidentsMatías Walker
Marcelo Urrutia
María Paz Fuenzalida
José Gabriel Alemparte
Jorge Tarud
Carolina Latorre
Jorge de la Carrera
Founded2 November 2022 (2022-11-02)
Split fromChristian Democratic Party
Party for Democracy
Radical Party
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile
IdeologyHumanism
Christian democracy
Regionalism
Reformism
Political positionCentre
Colours
  •   Light red
  •   Navy blue
Chamber of Deputies
4 / 155
Senate
2 / 50
Website
www.democratas.cl

History

Its founders were senators Ximena Rincón and Matías Walker, as well as former presidential candidate Carlos Maldonado Curti.[2] Most party members supported the «Reject» option in the 2022 constitutional plebiscite forming the Center-left for Reject movement (Centroizquerda por el Rechazo).[3]

Democrats began their legalization procedures on November 4, 2022.[4]

Ideology

The movement defined itself as "centrist", although it acknowledged that it has center-left and center-right tendencies.[5]

Democrats identified itself as a Christian democratic, humanist, pluralist, reformist, non-denominational, and regionalist party.[2] They also see themselves as defenders of the legacy of the defunct Concertación coalition.[6]

References
  1. "Personeros ex DC y ex Concertación lanzan el nuevo colectivo "Demócratas": Ximena Rincón sería la presidenta del partido en formación". pauta (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. "'Demócratas': Rincón y Walker lanzan nuevo movimiento político junto a Carlos Maldonado". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  3. "Lanzan plataforma "Centroizquierda por el Rechazo": Cristián Warnken, Javiera Parada, Arturo Guerrero y Ximena Rincón participaron de la iniciativa". La Tercera (in Spanish). June 30, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. "Demócratas inicia trámite para constituirse como partido en el Servel". La Tercera (in Spanish). 4 November 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  5. "Matías Walker y el rol de Demócratas: "A mí no me gusta declararme como un partido de oposición" - Radio Agricultura". www.radioagricultura.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  6. "Demócratas: el partido que busca ponerse el sayo de la Concertación". El Mostrador (in Spanish). November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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