Progressive Convergence Convergencia Progresista | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Heraldo Muñoz Carlos Maldonado Álvaro Elizalde |
| Founded | 8 October 2018 |
| Dissolved | 30 September 2020 |
| Preceded by | New Majority |
| Succeeded by | Constituent Unity |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile |
| Ideology | Third Way Factions: Social democracy Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Senators | 14 / 43 |
| Deputies | 31 / 155 |
| Mayors | 60 / 345 |
Progressive Convergence (Spanish: Convergencia Progresista [kombeɾˈxensja pɾoɣɾeˈsista], CP) was a political alliance in Chile. The alliance was created on 8 October 2018 and was composed of the Party for Democracy (PPD), the Radical Party (PR) and the Socialist Party (PS).[1]
The alliance was created as a coordination group of Chile's social-democratic and center-left parties after the dissolution of the New Majority coalition, which was defeated in the 2017 general election.[2]
The group Sought to dialogue with other parties and coalitions such as the Communist Party and the Broad Front to oppose Chile Vamos.[3] The alliance was supplanted by the Constituent Unity in 2020.
Composition
The alliance was consisted of the three parties of the former New Majority.[4]
| Party | Spanish | Leader |
|---|---|---|
 Party for Democracy
|
Partido por la Democracia | Heraldo Muñoz |
 Social Democrat Radical Party
|
Partido Radical | Carlos Maldonado |
 Socialist Party
|
Partido Socialista | Álvaro Elizalde |
See also
References
- ^ ""Convergencia Progresista": PR, PPD y PS forman nueva alianza política" (in Spanish). Cooperativa.cl. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Un proceso complejo pero inevitable tras la derrota: La lenta reconfiguración de la ex Nueva Mayoría" (in Spanish). EMOL. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "La silenciosa rearticulación de la ex Nueva Mayoría" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "PS, PPD y Partido Radical crean nuevo bloque "Convergencia Progresista" para liderar centroizquierda". Biobiochile.cl (in Spanish). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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