United Independents (Chile)

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United Independents
Independientes Unidos
AbbreviationIU
Leader Cristián Contreras Radovic
René Rubeska
Founded19 August 2021 (2021-08-19)
Dissolved3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)
Headquarters Santiago de Chile
Ideology Populism [1]
Political position Right-wing [2] to far-right [2]
self-declared: Centre [3]
Coalition members United Centre
National Citizen Party
Colours  Navy blue
  Blue
  Red
Chamber of Deputies
1 / 155
Senate
0 / 43
Councillors
1 / 2,240

United Independents (Spanish : Independientes Unidos, IU) was a Chilean electoral pact that grouped together the United Centre, National Citizen Party and independent parties for the 2021 parliamentary and regional councilor elections. [3]

Contents

History

The coalition was officially registered with the Electoral Service (Servel) on August 19, 2021. One of its leaders is the academic and television panelist Cristián Contreras Radovic, who seeks to run as a presidential candidate for the November 2021 election as a representative of United Centre. [3] [4]

Initially, some media reported the alleged inclusion of National Force, an openly Pinochetist organization that is in formation as a political party, [5] and which is headed by former deputy Hermógenes Pérez de Arce and lawyer Raúl Meza. [6] Later, Contreras himself denied that the group was part of the pact, accusing the media that had spread said inclusion of spreading false information, and demanding its rectification. [7]

IU has an authority in the country, which corresponds to a councilor from the Villarrica commune who is active in the National Citizen Party. [5]

It will seek to present 10 candidates for senators, 85 for deputies and 79 for regional councilors. [8]

Composition

It is made up of the United Centre and the National Citizen Party, parties registered in various areas of the country. The leaders of the parties that make up the coalition at the time of formation are:

PartyAbbr.Leader
Centro Unido.svg United Centre
Centro Unido
CU Cristián Contreras Radovic
Partido Nacional Ciudadano Chile.png National Citizen Party
Partido Nacional Ciudadano
PNCRené Rubeska

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References

  1. Libertad y Desarrollo. "2021 ENTRANDO A LA RECTA FINAL ELECTORAL" (PDF). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 Bas, Daniela (30 August 2021). "Independientes Unidos: el popurrí de candidatos inscritos por el partido del Dr. File". El Líbero. Retrieved 2021-09-20. El pacto es “un popurrí que mezcla un grupo de fanáticos del Dr. File, que son los de la línea de su partido que lo siguen como a un líder semi-religioso, algunos activistas antivacunas y gente de ultraderecha” (...) Independientes Unidos es una lista de derecha, “competitiva con los Republicanos”. “Es muy probable que la gran mayoría de ellos sea partidario de Kast al no tener a File en la papeleta”
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