Independent Democratic Union

The Independent Democratic Union (Spanish: Unión Demócrata Independiente, UDI) is a political party in Chile. Its politics are considered to be right wing. The party was founded on 1983 by Jaime Guzmán during the government of Augusto Pinochet.

Independent Democratic Union
Leader	Juan Antonio Coloma
Founded	September 24, 1983
Headquarters	Suecia 286, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Youth wing	Juventud UDI
Coalition	Alliance
Membership (2009)	77,753 (7th)[1]
Ideology	Conservatism,[2] National conservatism,[3] Social conservatism,[4] Economic liberalism,[3] Gremialismo
Political position	Right-wing[5][6]
International affiliation	International Democrat Union
Regional affiliation	Union of Latin American Parties
Colours	Blue, White and Yellow
Chamber of Deputies	39 / 120
Senate	8 / 38
Website
http://www.udi.cl/

Party emblems

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  1983-1989
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  1989-2005
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  2005-2016
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  2016-2017

Notes

1. Estadistica de cantidad de afiliados a partidos politicos, al 14/08/2009
2. Middlebrook, Kevin J. (2000). Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America. JHU Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-8018-6386-8.
3. Kirby, Peadar (2003). Introduction to Latin America: Twenty-First Century Challenges. SAGE. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7619-7373-7.
4. Manuel, Paul Christopher; Reardon, Lawrence C.; Wilcox, Clyde (2006). The Catholic Church and the Nation-State: Comparative Perspectives. Georgetown University Press. p. 98. ISBN 1-58901-724-2.
5. Middlebrook, Kevin J. (2000). Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America. JHU Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-8018-6386-8.
6. Millett, Richard L.; Holmes, Jennifer S.; Perez, Orlando J. (2008). Latin American Democracy: Emerging Reality or Endangered Species?. Taylor & Francis. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-203-88418-8.

Other websites

• UDI's official website (in Spanish)