Radical Party of Chile (2018)

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Radical Party of Chile
Partido Radical de Chile
Leader Carlos Maldonado
Secretary-GeneralMauricio Andrews
Chief of Deputies Alexis Sepúlveda
Founded18 August 1994;30 years ago (1994-08-18) (as Social Democrat Radical Party)
Merger of Radical Party and Social Democracy Party
HeadquartersMiraflores 495 Santiago
Youth wing Juventud Radical
Membership (2023)26,327 (10th) [1]
Ideology
Political position Centre [2] [3] to centre-left [4]
National affiliation Everything for Chile
Democratic Socialism
New Social Pact (2021)
Constituent Unity (2020 to 2021)
Regional affiliation COPPPAL
International affiliation Socialist International [5]
Colours  Red
Chamber of Deputies
4 / 155
Senate
0 / 50
Regional Councils
12 / 278
Mayors
9 / 345
Communal Councils
171 / 2,252
Website
partidoradical.cl

The Radical Party of Chile (Spanish : Partido Radical de Chile), is a classical radical [6] political party in Chile. The party has also been referred to as liberal, [7] social-liberal, [8] [6] and social-democratic. [9]

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The party is a member of Socialist International and participant in the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean.

History

The party was founded as the Social Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Socialdemócrata) [10] [11] on 18 August 1994 out of a union between the Radical Party and the Social Democracy Party, both of which had received poor results in the parliamentary elections. The party re-adopted its historic name in 2018. [12]

The party supported Ricardo Lagos in the 1999–2000 presidential elections, who won 48.0% in the first round and was elected with 51.3% in the second round. At the 2001 legislative elections, the party won as part of the Concertación six out of 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no seats in the Senate. This changed at the 2005 legislative elections to seven and one, respectively. In 2009, it won five congress seats and one senate seat.

Executive board

The current party executive assumed in August 2018.

PositionName
PresidentCarlos Maldonado
First Vice President Alberto Robles MP
Second Vice PresidentMarcela Hernando
Third Vice President Fernando Meza MP
Vice President for WomenJacqueline Castillo
Secretary-GeneralMauricio Andrews
Under-secretary GeneralLeonardo Cubillos
Secretary for Control and OrganisationOscar Araya
Treasurer Mario Perez
Secretary for RegionsEduardo Vivanco
Electoral SecretaryRosa Fuenzalida
International Secretary Ricardo Navarrete
Secretary for CommunicationsRobert Guevara

Leaders of the PR (1994–present)

LeaderTitles in officeTook officeLeft officeNotes
Anselmo Sule Senator for O'Higgins (until 1998)18 August 19947 June 2002
(died in office)
First directly elected leader of the PRSD.
Orlando Cantuarias (acting)None7 June 200225 October 2002Acting leader after Sule's death
Patricio Tombolini Under-Secretary for Transport 25 October 20027 January 2003 [13] Second directly elected leader. Resigned after a Corruption scandal (Caso Coimas) as the First Deputy Leader.
Orlando Cantuarias (acting)None7 January 2003 [13] 3 April 2004 [14] Acting leader after Tombolini's resignation as the First Deputy Leader.
Augusto Parra (acting) Senator appointed by the President of Chile as a former chancellor of the University of Concepción 3 April 200419 April 2004 [15] Appointed as Acting leader by the PRSD National Committee
Enrique Silva Cimma Senator appointed by the Comptroller General of Chile 19 April 2004 [15] 28 February 2005Appointed as Leader by the PRSD National Committee
José Antonio Gómez Urrutia Senator for Antofagasta 28 February 200530 December 2009 [16] [17] Third directly elected leader. Resigned after the 2009 Chilean parliamentary election
Fernando Meza (acting) MP for Toltén valley 30 December 2009 [16] [17] 21 January 2010 [18] Acting leader after Gomez's resignation as the First Deputy Leader.
José Antonio Gómez Urrutia Senator for Antofagasta 21 January 2010 [18] 15 March 2014 [19] Appointed as Leader by the PRSD National Committee
Ricardo Navarrete (acting)None15 March 2014 [19] 16 May 2014 [20] Acting leader after Gomez's resignation as the First Deputy Leader. He resigned to be Chilean ambassador in Colombia.
Iván Mesías Lehu (acting)None16 May 2014 [20] 4 August 2014Acting leader after Navarrete's resignation as the Second Deputy Leader.
Ernesto Velasco None4 August 2014 [21] IncumbentFourth directly elected leader of the party.

Election results

Due to its membership in the Concert of Parties for Democracy, the party has endorsed the candidates of other parties on several occasions. Presidential elections in Chile are held using a two-round system, the results of which are displayed below.

Presidential elections

Elections for President of Chile
DateCandidatePartyRound IRound IIResult
%%
1999 Ricardo Lagos PPD 48.051.3Victory
2005 Michelle Bachelet PS 46.053.5Victory
2009 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle PDC 29.648.4Defeat
2013 Michelle Bachelet PS 46.762.2Victory
2017 Alejandro Guillier Independent 22.745.4Defeat
2021 Yasna Provoste PDC 11.6Defeat

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