Liberalism and radicalism in Chile
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This article gives an overview of liberal and radical parties in Chile
. It is limited to liberal
and radical
parties
with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.
(Partido Radical Social-Democráta, member SI
) was a left of center liberal party, but nowadays it is a social democratic party.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It is limited to liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
and radical
Radicalization
Radicalization is the process in which an individual changes from passiveness or activism to become more revolutionary, militant or extremist. Radicalization is often associated with youth, adversity, alienation, social exclusion, poverty, or the perception of injustice to self or others.-...
parties
Political party
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with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.
Introduction
Liberalism was organized as the traditional opposition to conservatism in Chile. In the 1860s radical liberals formed the radical current. Traditional liberalism disappeared in the 1960s into conservatism and radicalism developed into social democracy, leaving liberalism unrepresented. Originally the Social Democrat Radical PartySocial Democrat Radical Party
The Social Democratic Radical Party is a social democratic party in Chile.The party is a member of Socialist International....
(Partido Radical Social-Democráta, member SI
Si
Si, si, or SI may refer to :- Measurement, mathematics and science :* International System of Units , the modern international standard version of the metric system...
) was a left of center liberal party, but nowadays it is a social democratic party.
Liberal Party
- 1846: The Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Chile)The Liberal Party of Chile was a Chilean political party created by a faction of pipiolos in 1849. After the conservative victory in the Chilean Civil War of 1829 the liberals became the principal opposition party to the Conservative Party...
(Partido Liberal) is formed - 1861: A vehemtly anticlericalist faction formed the ⇒ Radical Party
- 1876: A faction supporting the presidential candidacy of Benjamín Vicuña MackennaBenjamín Vicuña MackennaBenjamín Vicuña Mackenna was a Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician. Vicuña Mackenna was of Irish and Basque descent.-Biography:...
formed the ⇒ Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party (Chile)The Liberal Democratic Party is the name of two Chilean liberal political parties. The first one, formed by Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, lasted very little and the second one called also balmacedist was one of the impellers of the Chilean parliamentary system from 1891 to 1925.-Vicuña Mackenna's...
, but returns to the ⇒ Liberal Party after Vicuña ends his candidacy - 1885: An anti-government faction formed the ⇒ Independent Liberal PartyIndependent Liberal Party (Chile)The Independent Liberal Party or Doctrinary is an independent Chilean political party which was formed during Domingo Santa María's presidency by a group of parliament members, known as the doctrinaries, who opposed him. The party began with a manifesto published on 22 October 1885...
- 1891: The faction supporting President BalmacedaJosé Manuel BalmacedaJosé Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández was the 11th President of Chile from September 18, 1886 to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile...
in the 1891 civil war formed a second ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party. - 1920: Dissidents seceded as the ⇒ Unionist Liberal
- 1931: Another faction formed the ⇒ United Liberal PartyUnited Liberal Party (Chile)The United Liberal Party was a Chilean liberal political party which existed between 1930 and 1933.It was the product of the union of Liberal Party, the Independent Liberal Party, Liberal Democratic Aliancist Party and the Liberal Democratic Unionist Party....
- 1933: The ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party and the ⇒ Independent Liberal Party merged into the Liberal Party
- 1966: The party merged into the new National PartyNational Party (Chile)There have been two "National Parties" in the history of Chile:*The National Party of 1857-1933, created by the supporters of President Manuel Montt and Interior Minister Antonio Varas, also known as Montt-varista Party....
(Partido Nacional)
Radical Party
- 1863: A radical faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Radical PartySocial Democrat Radical PartyThe Social Democratic Radical Party is a social democratic party in Chile.The party is a member of Socialist International....
(Partido Radical) - 1887: The more leftist Democratic Party seceded from the party
- 1946: A moderate faction formed the ⇒ Radical Democratic Party
- 1949: The ⇒ Radical Democrat Party rejoined the party
- 1969: In reaction to left-wing tendencies an anti-Communist faction seceded as ⇒ Radical Democracy
- 1971: A moderate faction of the party formed the ⇒ Left Radical PartyParty of Social Democracy (Chile)The Party of Social Democracy of Chile The Party of Social Democracy of Chile The Party of Social Democracy of Chile (Spanish: Partido Social Democracia de Chile (PSD), until August 1973 Radical Left Party (Partido de Izquierda Radical) was a Chilean political party of centre-left orientation,...
- 1994: The party, who was unable to garner a significant amount of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins the Party of Social DemocracyParty of Social Democracy (Chile)The Party of Social Democracy of Chile The Party of Social Democracy of Chile The Party of Social Democracy of Chile (Spanish: Partido Social Democracia de Chile (PSD), until August 1973 Radical Left Party (Partido de Izquierda Radical) was a Chilean political party of centre-left orientation,...
and forms the Social Democrat Radical PartySocial Democrat Radical PartyThe Social Democratic Radical Party is a social democratic party in Chile.The party is a member of Socialist International....
(Partido Radical Social Demócrata)
Liberal Democratic Party (1876)
- 1876: The faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party led by Benjamín Vicuña MackennaBenjamín Vicuña MackennaBenjamín Vicuña Mackenna was a Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician. Vicuña Mackenna was of Irish and Basque descent.-Biography:...
formed the Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party (Chile)The Liberal Democratic Party is the name of two Chilean liberal political parties. The first one, formed by Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, lasted very little and the second one called also balmacedist was one of the impellers of the Chilean parliamentary system from 1891 to 1925.-Vicuña Mackenna's...
(Partido Liberal Democrático), but rejoins the ⇒ Liberal Party that same year
Independent Liberal Party
- 1885: An anti-government faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Independent Liberal PartyIndependent Liberal Party (Chile)The Independent Liberal Party or Doctrinary is an independent Chilean political party which was formed during Domingo Santa María's presidency by a group of parliament members, known as the doctrinaries, who opposed him. The party began with a manifesto published on 22 October 1885...
(Partido Liberal Doctrinario) - 1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party
Liberal Democratic Party (1892)
- 1891: The faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party that supported President José Manuel BalmacedaJosé Manuel BalmacedaJosé Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández was the 11th President of Chile from September 18, 1886 to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile...
in the 1891 civil war formed the Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party (Chile)The Liberal Democratic Party is the name of two Chilean liberal political parties. The first one, formed by Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, lasted very little and the second one called also balmacedist was one of the impellers of the Chilean parliamentary system from 1891 to 1925.-Vicuña Mackenna's...
(Partido Liberal Democrático) - 1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party
Unionist Liberal
- 1920: Dissidents from the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Unionist Liberal (Liberal Unionista)
- 1927: The party didn't survive the 1927 dictatorship of Carlos Ibáñez.
United Liberal Party
- 1931: A faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the United Liberal PartyUnited Liberal Party (Chile)The United Liberal Party was a Chilean liberal political party which existed between 1930 and 1933.It was the product of the union of Liberal Party, the Independent Liberal Party, Liberal Democratic Aliancist Party and the Liberal Democratic Unionist Party....
(Partido Liberal Unido) - 1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party
Radical Democratic Party
- 1946: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed the Radical Democratic Party (Partido Radical Democrático)
- 1949: The Radical Democratic Party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party
Radical Democracy
- 1969: In reaction to growingly leftist tendencies in the ⇒ Radical Party a moderate, anti-Communist faction seceded as Radical Democracy (Democracia Radical)
- 1973: The party opposed Salvador AllendeSalvador AllendeSalvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
and voluntarily dissolved itself after the 1973 coup.
Left Radical Party
- 1971: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed the Left Radical Party (Partido Izquierda Radical)
- 1973: The party didn't survive the 1973 dictatorship
See also
- History of ChileHistory of ChileThe territory of Chile has been populated since at least 2,000 BC. By the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors began to subdue and colonize the region of present-day Chile, and the territory became a colony from 1540 to 1818, when it gained independence from Spain...
- Politics of ChilePolitics of ChileThe politics of Chile takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Chile is both head of state and head of government, and of a formal multi-party system that in practice behaves like a two-party one, due to binominalism. Executive power...
- List of political parties in Chile