This article gives an overview of liberal and radical parties in
Chile. It is limited to
liberal and
radicalparties 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, parties do not necessarily need to have 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.[1] Originally the
Social Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Social-Democráta, member
SI) was a left of center liberal party, but nowadays it is a social democratic party.
1994: The party, who was unable to garner a significant number of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins the
Party of Social Democracy and forms the
Social Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Social Demócrata)
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 Party (Partido Liberal Unido)
1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party
Radical Socialist Party
1931: The more leftist faction formed the
Radical Socialist Party (Partido Radical Socialista)
1941: A faction of the party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party
1941: A faction of the party joined the ⇒
Socialist Party (Partido Socialista)
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 Doctrinal Party
1948: A faction opposition to the Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy (anti-Communist law) formed the ⇒ Radical Doctrinal Party (Partido Radical Doctrinario)
1961: A faction of the Radical Doctrinal Party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party
1961: A faction of the Radical Doctrinal Party formed the ⇒
National Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Nacional)
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 Allende and voluntarily dissolved itself after the 1973 coup.
1988: The party reappeared to participate on the 1989 elections.
1990: The party, who was unable to garner a significant number of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins the
National Advance and the
National Party and forms the National Democracy of Center (Democracia Nacional de Centro).
Left Radical Party
1971: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed the
Left Radical Party (Partido Izquierda Radical), later renamed the Chilean Social Democracy Party.