Democrat Party (Chile)
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Democrat Party Partido Demócrata | |
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| Founded | 1887 |
| Dissolved | 1941 |
| Split from | Radical Party |
| Merged into | Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile |
| Ideology | Social democracy Social liberalism Centrism |
| Political position | Centre-left to Centre-right |
The Democrat Party (Partido Demócrata) of Chile was a Chilean political party created by a left-wing faction of the Radical Party in 1887. It was created to protect the working and middle class, but over the years it became a traditional political movement, with factions of centre-right and centre-left.
Luis Emilio Recabarren was active in the party until 1912, when he founded the Socialist Workers Party (POS), which later changed its name to the Communist Party.
Presidential candidates
[edit]The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Democrat Party.[1]
- 1896: Vicente Reyes (lost)
- 1901: Germán Riesco Errázuriz (won)
- 1906: Zenón Torrealba Ilabaca (lost)
- 1910: Ramón Barros Luco (won)
- 1915: Javier Ángel Figueroa (lost)
- 1920: Arturo Alessandri (won)
- 1925: Emiliano Figueroa (won)
- 1927: none
- 1931: Arturo Alessandri (lost)
- 1932: Arturo Alessandri (won)
- 1938: Gustavo Ross (lost)
References
[edit]- ^ Archive of Chilean Elections ("Base de Datos de Elecciones en Chile")
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