Unity for Chile

Unity for Chile (Spanish: Unidad para Chile) was a left-wing Chilean electoral alliance formed in February 2023 to present candidacies for the Chilean Constitutional Council election that were held on 7 May of the same year.^[1]

Unity for Chile Unidad para Chile
Founded	6 February 2023 (2023-02-06)
Dissolved	7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)
Ideology	Democratic socialism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Government Alliance
Constitutional Council	16 / 51
Politics of Chile Political parties Elections

History

The formation of two lists that group the parties of the Government Alliance, plus the Christian Democratic Party, began in January 2023, during the negotiations to register the pacts and candidacies for the elections of the members of the Constitutional Council.^[2] The Christian Democratic Party (PDC) defined on 21 January an electoral alliance with the parties that make up the Democratic Socialism coalition to present candidacies to the Constitutional Council.^[3] On the same day, the Radical Party (PR) agreed to run on a list along with the Socialist Party (PS), the Party for Democracy (PPD), and the Liberal Party (PL).;^[4] On 22 January, the PL made the same decision, without ruling out the possibility of making a single list of candidates together with the Apruebo Dignidad parties.^[5]

The PPD defined on January 28 presenting its candidates in a list that groups Democratic Socialism, ruling out a list of unity of the parties that make up the Government Alliance.^[6] For its part, the PS agreed to define on 31 January its position regarding the electoral alliances it will form with the other government parties.^[7] On 2 February, the PL reversed its previous decision and agreed to join the list made up of the PS and Apruebo Dignidad.^[8] On 6 February, the pacts under the names of Unity for Chile —which brings together the Approve Dignity parties plus the PS and PL— and All por Chile, which brings together the PPD, the PR and the PDC, were officially registered in the Servel.^[9]

Composition

The parties that formed Unity for Chile were:

Party	President
Humanist Action	Tomás Hirsch
Commons	Marco Velarde
Social Convergence	Diego Ibáñez
Social Green Regionalist Federation	Flavia Torrealba
Communist Party of Chile	Guillermo Teillier
Liberal Party of Chile	Patricio Morales
Socialist Party of Chile	Paulina Vodanovic
Democratic Revolution	Juan Ignacio Latorre

References

1. Reyes, Carlos (6 February 2023). ""Unidad para Chile" y "Todo por Chile": oficialismo inscribe listas separadas y se ratifica división del Socialismo Democrático". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
2. Cristóbal Fuentes y Juan Manuel Ojeda (1 February 2023). "Oficialismo lima asperezas y se resigna a competir en dos listas". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
3. Fernández, F. (21 January 2023). "DC confirma alianza electoral con Socialismo Democrático para elecciones del Consejo Constitucional". EMOL. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
4. Riquelme, Javiera (21 January 2023). "Partido Radical decide concurrir a la elección de consejeros constitucionales en dos listas de la alianza de Gobierno". EMOL. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
5. Romero, María Cristina (30 January 2023). "Elección de consejeros: Qué han definido los partidos sobre sus pactos electorales y las decisiones aún pendientes". EMOL. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
6. Romero, María Cristina (28 January 2023). "Con 94% de los votos: Consejo Nacional PPD confirma decisión de integrar lista de consejeros del Socialismo Democrático". EMOL. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
7. Romero, María Cristina (28 January 2023). "PS se pone como plazo hasta el 31 de enero para cerrar su pacto electoral e insiste en lista única del oficialismo". EMOL. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
8. Sepúlveda, Arnaldo (2 February 2023). "Partido Liberal se suma al PS y opta por ir en alianza electoral con Apruebo Dignidad". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
9. De la Fuente, Josefina [@josefina_delaf] (6 February 2023). ""Unidad para Chile" se llama el pacto del PS, PL, FA, FRVS y PC para la elección de Consejeros Constitucionales" (Tweet) – via Twitter.