Constituent Unity (Spanish: Unidad Constituyente [uniˈða(ð) konstituˈʝente], UC) was a political alliance in Chile. It included the former members of the Concentration of Parties for Democracy (the Christian Democratic Party, Radical Party, Socialist Party, and Party for Democracy), plus the Progressive Party and Citizens.
Constituent Unity Unidad Constituyente | |
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| Party leaders | Álvaro Elizalde (PS) Natalia Piergentili (PPD) Carlos Maldonado Curti (PR) Carmen Frei (PDC) María Ignacia Gómez (CIU) Patricio Morales (PL) |
| Founded | 30 September 2020 |
| Dissolved | 23 August 2021 |
| Preceded by | Progressive Convergence |
| Succeeded by | New Social Pact |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile |
| Ideology | Third Way Factions: Social liberalism Social democracy Christian democracy Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Member parties | Socialist Party Party for Democracy Radical Party Christian Democratic Party Citizens Liberal Party New Deal Progressive Party |
| Colours | Purple Cyan |
| Chamber of Deputies | 42 / 155 |
| Senate | 21 / 43 |
| Regional Governors | 11 / 16 |
| Constitutional Convention[note 1] | 25 / 155 |
| Mayors | 128 / 345 |
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This alliance was created in light of the municipal, regional and Constitutional Convention elections, held in May 2021. For the municipal elections, the alliance ran as two lists: Unity for the Approval (including the former members of Progressive Convergence: PS, PPD and PR) and Unity for Dignity (PDC, PRO and Citizens).[1]
Due to its previous participation as a member of the Broad Front in the primaries for the municipal and regional election, the liberal party and the new deal movement couldn't participate as members of Constituent Unity in those elections. However, they joined Constituent Unity for the election of members for the Constitutional Convention under the name Lista del Apruebo (List of Approval).[2]
On August 23, the last day to formalize the pacts and register candidacies for the general election, the Progressive Party was excluded from the candidacy pact due to the registration of the presidential candidacy of Marco Enríquez-Ominami; due to this, the other parties of the Constituent Unity registered the list called "New Social Pact".[3][4][5]
Symbols and logos
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Constituent Unity logo
References
edit- ^ Piérola, Gladys (12 January 2021). "Quinta Normal: cómo se quebró el eje histórico en las negociaciones municipales". pauta (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ ""Unidad Constituyente", "Nuevo Trato" e Independientes inscribieron pacto para elección constitucional". Christian Democrat Party of Chile (in Spanish). 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Coletazos de la candidatura presidencial de ME-O: Alejandro Guillier anuncia que no repostulará al Senado tras quiebre entre PRO y Unidad Constituyente". El Mostrador. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Rodrigo Rettig [@RodRettig] (23 August 2021). "Inscribiendo en Servel, "Nuevo Pacto Social", compuesto por Ciudadanos, Partido Liberal y Nuevo Trato, Partido Socialista, Democracia Cristiana, Partido por la Democracia, y Partido Radical. Libertad-Igualdad-Fraternidad para una nueva sociedad" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ @ServelChile (23 August 2021). "Hace instantes se oficializó el siguiente pacto electoral para Elecciones Generales del 21 de noviembre: Nuevo Pacto Social (Parlamentarias)" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via Twitter.