Equality_Party_(Chile)

Equality Party (Chile)

Equality Party (Chile)

Political party in Chile

The Equality Party (Spanish: Partido Igualdad) is a left-wing political party in Chile. It was founded in 2009 by various social movements of workers, students, mortgage borrowers, townspeople and human rights organizations, among other actors. Its first president was former communist councilor of Peñalolen, Lautaro Guanca.[4]

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Legally registered in 2012, it first appeared in the municipal elections of that year. Reaching 0.81% of the vote, it got the election of one councilor.[5]

For the 2013 elections, the party proclaimed Roxana Miranda as its presidential candidate.[6] The party joined the Broad Front and supported Beatriz Sánchez for President in 2017, winning a seat in the lower house.

The party was deregistered in February 2022 because it did not receive at least 5% of the votes in the 2021 parliamentary elections to maintain its legality.[7]

Presidential candidates

The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Equality Party. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).[8]

Electoral history

Presidential

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  1. The party was a member of Broad Front and supported its candidate

Parliamentary

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  1. The party was a member of New Constitution for Chile that received 2.78% votes and came 5th
  2. The party was a member of New Constitution for Chile that received 3.90% votes and came 3rd
  3. The party was a member of Broad Front that received 11.06% votes and came 4th
  4. The party was a member of Broad Front that received 16.49% votes and came 3rd
  5. The party was a member of Dignidad Ahora
  6. The party was a member of Dignidad Ahora

Constitutional Convention

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  1. The party was a member of Apruebo Dignidad that received 18.74% votes and came 2nd

References

  1. [1]
    "CHÁVEZ RADICAL: LEALES SIEMPRE TRAIDORES NUNCA. – Partido igualdad".
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  3. [3]
    "Partidos en Formación". Servicio Electoral (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. [4]
    Radio Universidad de Chile. "Igualdad: nuevo partido político popular" (in Spanish). 28 December 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. [5]
    Elecciones.gov.cl[permanent dead link] Total Nacional, concejales 2012.
  6. [6]
    La Nación. "Dirigenta de Andha será candidata a la Presidencia" (in Spanish). 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Los 12 partidos que fueron disueltos por el Servel tras la última elección". Teletrece. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  8. [8]
    Base de Datos de Elecciones en Chile
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