Christian Social Party (Chile)

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Christian Social Party
Partido Social Cristiano
AbbreviationPSC
PresidentSara Concha
Secretary Antaris Varela
Founded23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Preceded by Christian Conservative Party
HeadquartersAtenas 448, Chillán, Ñuble
Membership (November 2023)Increase2.svg6,987 [1]
Ideology Religious conservatism
Social conservatism
Christian fundamentalism
Christian right
Anti-communism
Anti-LGBT
Anti-abortion
Political position Right-wing to far-right
Religion Evangelicalism
Colours  Blue
Slogan«For the love of Chile»
(Spanish: «Por amor a Chile»)
Chamber of Deputies
7 / 155
Senate
2 / 50
Regional governorships
0 / 16
Alcaldes
0 / 345
Regional Councils
5 / 302
Communal Councils
4 / 2,252
Party flag
Christian flag.svg
Website
socialcristiano.cl

The Christian Social Party (PSC; Spanish : Partido Social Cristiano) is a Chilean political party founded in September 2022. [2] It was formed by independent leaders and ex-militants of the defunct Christian Conservative Party (PCC). [3]

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History

The community arose after the dissolution of the PCC, a group that during the 2021 parliamentary elections achieved the election of Sara Concha as deputy for the Ñuble Region under the Christian Social Front pact. [3] Among its founders were Luciano Silva, a former National Renewal (RN) conventioneer, and Antaris Varela, who presided over the PCC. [4] Ángel Roa served as party leader from September 2022 to May 2023.

Like its predecessor, the PSC is linked to evangelical and conservative church groups. [5]

In November 2022, the community began its formation and constitution process before the Electoral Service (Servel). [6] During that same month, the incorporation of Deputy Concha was confirmed, who until then was independent and a member of the RN bench in the Chamber of Deputies. [7]

Leadership

The Christian Social Party presented a provisional directive for its formation process as a political party, which is made up of: [6]

In the same way, it presented a Supreme Court made up of a president, a vice president, a secretary and three members. [6]

Party authorities

Deputies

The deputies, including militants and independents within the party caucus, for the 2022-2026 legislative period are:

NameRegion District
Sara Concha (PCC-elected) Ñuble 19
Francesca Muñoz (RN-elected) Biobío 20
Roberto Enrique Arroyo (PDG-elected) Biobío 20
Enrique Lee Flores (ACH-elected) Arica y Parinacota 1
Johannes Kaiser (PLR-elected) Santiago 10
Gonzalo de la Carrera (PLR-elected) Santiago 11
Gloria Naveillán (PLR-elected) Araucanía 22

Senators

The senators, including militants and independents within the party caucus, for the 2022-2026 legislative period are:

NameRegion District
Juan Castro Prieto (RN-elected) Maule 9
Alejandro Kusanovic (RN-elected) Magallanes 15

Regional Councilors

The Regional Councilors affiliated with the party include:

NameRegionProvince
Carolina Moscoso Antofagasta Antofagasta
Paula Muñoz O'Higgins Cachapoal I
Ivania Rojas Biobío Biobío
Yanina Contreras Biobío Concepción II
Jacqueline Burgos Biobío Concepción II

Communal Councils

The Communal Councilors affiliated with the party include:

NameRegionCommune
Elena Retamal Ñuble Talcahuano
Rosemarie Aránguiz Biobío Hualpén
Daniel Pacheco Biobío Concepción
Judith Marin Metropolitana San Ramón

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References

  1. ↑ "Total de Afiliados a partidos políticos". Servicio Electoral de Chile. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Partido Social Cristiano inicia su proceso de formación". PL Prensa. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. 1 2 "Partido Social Cristiano: Personeros del mundo evangélico forman nueva colectividad política". Inicia Radio (in Spanish). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Se viene un Partido Evangélico". La Segunda. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. ↑ Martinez, Rafael (2022-09-26). "Partido Social Cristiano: Personeros del mundo evangélico forman nueva colectividad política". Veritas Capitur (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  6. 1 2 3 "Extracto Escritura De Constitución Partido Político en Formación "Partido Social Cristiano"" (PDF). Servicio Electoral de Chile. 8 November 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Se fue de bancada RN y firmó por partido evangélico". La Segunda. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
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