Chile Digno (Spanish for "Worthy Chile") is a Chilean political coalition of left-wing parties with a Marxist–Leninist, ecologist, regionalist and humanist ideology.

Worthy Chile
Chile Digno
LeaderDaniel Jadue
Party leadersGuillermo Teillier (PC)
Flavia Torrealba (FREVS)
Tomás Hirsch (AH)
Founded11 May 2019 (2019-05-11)
(Unity for Change)
22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)
(Chile Digno)
Preceded byNew Majority
Green Regionalist Coalition
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left[1]
National affiliationApruebo Dignidad
Member partiesCommunist Party
FREVS
Libertarian Left
Humanist Action
Christian Left
Colours  Red
  Green
Constitutional Convention
11 / 155
Senate
4 / 43
Chamber of Deputies
14 / 155
Mayors
4 / 345
Website
apruebochiledigno.cl

The political alliance was created under the name Unity for Change after the victory of the conservative coalition Chile Vamos in the 2017 general election.[2]

Composition

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Unity for Change logo

The coalition consisted of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh), a former party of the New Majority.[3] In addition, Chile Digno also included the Progressive Party and the Social Green Regionalist Federation.[4] The Progressive Party left the coalition in 2020.[5]

Party Spanish Leader
  Communist Party Partido Comunista Guillermo Teillier
  Social Green Regionalist Federation Federación Regionalista Verde Social Jaime Mulet
  Libertarian Left Izquierda Libertaria None
  Humanist Action Acción Humanista Tomás Hirsch
  Christian Left of Chile [es] Izquierda Cristiana de Chile Víctor Osorio Reyes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Far-right, far-left candidates to square off in Chile presidential runoff".
  2. ^ El Mostrador (11 May 2019). "PC, PRO y Regionalistas firman manifiesto y sientan las bases de un nuevo acuerdo político". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ex Nueva Mayoría acuerda enfrentar en conjunto la búsqueda de acuerdos con el gobierno" (in Spanish). Diario Financiero. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Progresistas, Comunistas y Regionalistas firman manifiesto y acuerdan la Unidad para el Cambio". La Bahía On Line (in Spanish). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ "¿ME-O vuelve al redil? Las pistas y dudas tras su pacto de ayer con el PS, PPD, PR y DC" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.