- Alliance for Chile
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Alianza por Chile Leader Sebastián Piñera
Joaquín LavínFounded 1989 Headquarters Santiago de Chile Ideology Conservatism,
Neoconservatism,
Neoliberalism
Joaquín Lavín, leader of Independent Democratic Union
Sebastián Piñera, leader of National RenewalThe Alliance for Chile (Spanish: Alianza por Chile), also known simply as The Alliance (Spanish: La Alianza), was a coalition of right-wing Chilean political parties.The Alliance was replaced in 2009 by the Coalition for Change.
It included the National Renewal (Renovación Nacional, RN) and the Independent Democratic Union (Unión Democrática Independiente, UDI). In the past it has included the regional Party of the South (Partido del Sur) and the Progressive Union of the Centrist Center (Unión de Centro Centro Progresista, UCCP), both of which are now defunct.
Major leaders of the Alliance have included Jovino Novoa (UDI), Pablo Longueira (UDI), Jaime Guzmán (UDI), Joaquín Lavín (UDI), Sebastián Piñera (RN), Lily Pérez (RN), Andrés Allamand (RN), Sergio Onofre (RN), and Sergio Romero (RN).
The Alliance had several names through its history:
- Democracia y Progreso (Democracy and Progress) (1989–1992)
- Participación y Progreso (Participation and Progress) (1992–1993)
- Unión por el Progreso (Union for the Progress) (1993–1996)
- Unión por Chile (Union for Chile) (1996–2000)
Electoral results
Senate election Year Designation % votes Seats 1989 Democracy and Progress 34,85% 16 of 38 1993 Union for the Progress 37,32% 9 of 18 1997 Union for Chile 36,64% 9 of 18 2001 Alliance for Chile 44,03% 9 of 18 2005 Alliance for Chile 37,25% 8 of 18 Chamber of Deputies election Year Designation % votes Seats % seats 1989 Democracy and Progress 34.18 48 of 120 40.00 1993 Union for the Progress 36.68 50 of 120 41.66 1997 Union for Chile 36.26 47 of 120 39.16 2001 Alliance for Chile 44.27 57 of 120 47.50 2005 Alliance for Chile 38.72 54 of 120 45.00 Municipal election Year Designation % votes 1992 Participation and Progress 29.67 1996 Union for Chile 32.47 2000 Union for Chile 40.09 2004 Alliance for Chile 38.72 (mayors)
37.68 (councilmen)2008 Alliance for Chile 40.56 (mayors)
35.99 (councilmen)See also
External links
Political parties in Chile 
Parties represented in the
Chamber of Deputies (120 seats)Independent Democrat Union (38)1 · Christian Democrat Party of Chile (19)2 · Party for Democracy (18)2 · National Renewal (18)1 · Socialist Party of Chile (11)2 · Social Democrat Radical Party (5)2 · Communist Party of Chile (3)3 · Regionalist Party of the Independents (Formers ANI and PAR) (3)5 · Independents List B (3)1 · Independents (out of pact) (2) · Independents List A (1)2Parties represented in the
Senate (38 seats)Christian Democrat Party of Chile2 (9) · National Renewal (8)1 · Independent Democrat Union (8)1 · Socialist Party of Chile (5)2 · Party for Democracy (4)2 · Independents (out of pact) (2) · Broad Social Movement (1)5Parties not represented in the
National CongressHumanist Party4 · Ecologist Party4 · Pirate Party of Chile · Northern Humanist Party · Elderly Party · ChileFirst1 · Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action) · Identidad Rodriguista3 · Christian Left Party of Chile3Political Coalitions Coalition for Change · Concert of Parties for Democracy · Juntos PODEMOS Más · Clean Chile Vote Happy · New Majority for ChileNotes:12345Numbers denote party membership of Political Coalitions, 1 is for Coalition for Change, 2 is for Concert of Parties for Democracy, 3 is for Juntos Podemos Más, 4 is for New Majority for Chile, and 5 is for Clean Chile Vote Happy.Categories:- Political parties established in 1989
- Coalitions of parties in Chile
- Conservatism in Chile
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