People's Party (Chile)

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People's Party
Partido Popular
PresidentJuan Pablo Sanhueza Tortella
General SecretaryFelipe Espinosa Alarcón
Founded19 December 2022 (2022-12-19)
Registered3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)
Split from Comunes
HeadquartersAvenida Sucre 2790, Ñuñoa
Ideology Socialism
Feminism
Political position Left-wing
Colours  Purple
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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The People's Party (Spanish : Partido Popular; Popular) is a left-wing Chilean political party. [1] It was founded by former members of Comunes, a party that belonged to the progressive Broad Front coalition. [2]

The party was founded in December 2022 and was legalized by the Electoral Service in October 2023. [3] Despite declaring itself left-wing, the movement is not part of Gabriel Boric's government. [4]

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References

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  2. "Cómo el séquito de Karina Oliva se reinventó en un nuevo partido y Comunes apuesta a revitalizarse". La Tercera (in Spanish). 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  3. "Acoge inscripción del Partido Popular en regiones Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá y Antofagasta" (PDF). Servicio Electoral de Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. "La procesión de Daniel Jadue y Karina Oliva a la marcha de La Cámpora (y los coqueteos con el nuevo Partido Popular)". La Tercera (in Spanish). 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-10-04.