Progressive Convergence

Progressive Convergence
Convergencia Progresista
LeaderHeraldo Muñoz
Carlos Maldonado
Álvaro Elizalde
Founded8 October 2018
Dissolved30 September 2020
Preceded byNew Majority
Succeeded byConstituent Unity
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile
IdeologyThird Way
Factions:
Social democracy
Progressivism
Political positionCentre 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

  1. ^ ""Convergencia Progresista": PR, PPD y PS forman nueva alianza política" (in Spanish). Cooperativa.cl. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "La silenciosa rearticulación de la ex Nueva Mayoría" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "PS, PPD y Partido Radical crean nuevo bloque "Convergencia Progresista" para liderar centroizquierda". Biobiochile.cl (in Spanish). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.