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| Coalición Apruebo Dignidad | |
|---|---|
| Name | Coalición Apruebo Dignidad |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Country | Chile |
| Position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Headquarters | Santiago |
| Leader | Gabriel Boric (2021–2022) |
| Predecessor | Frente Amplio, Unidad Social |
Coalición Apruebo Dignidad is a Chilean political coalition formed in 2021 that brought together multiple leftist and progressive organizations for national elections, constitutional processes, and municipal contests. The coalition united parties, movements, and civic platforms that had previously participated in assemblies, protests, and electoral pacts tied to the 2019–2020 social mobilizations, constitutional plebiscite, and parliamentary campaigns. It functioned as an electoral and coordination mechanism among actors from established parties to emergent social movements engaged in Chilean public life.
The coalition emerged after dialogues among leaders of Movimiento Autonomista, Revolución Democrática, Partido Comunista de Chile, and representatives from Frente Amplio and Unidad Social who had cooperated during the 2019 Chilean protests and the 2020 Chilean national plebiscite. Founders referenced prior agreements from meetings in Santiago, negotiations with figures from Socialist Party of Chile dissidents, and alliances influenced by the electoral results of the 2017 Chilean general election. Early organizational declarations invoked the legacy of campaigns such as those led by Michelle Bachelet and critiques of policies associated with administrations of Sebastián Piñera and debates in the Chilean Constitutional Convention. The coalition formalized to contest the 2021 Chilean general election and coordinate positions during the drafting of the Proposed Constitution of Chile (2022), building on networks that included activists from Movilh, trade unionists from Central Unitaria de Trabajadores, and environmental groups like Greenpeace Chile.
Apruebo Dignidad articulated a platform combining elements of democratic socialism, environmentalism, and feminism as interpreted by its member organizations, drawing on policy debates in the Constitutional Convention and policy proposals discussed in forums such as the COP25 and sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The coalition promoted agendas on public health referencing institutions like Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile and social insurance debates tied to the legacy of Decree Laws from the Pinochet dictatorship, proposing reforms comparable to positions in manifestos by Partido Socialista de Chile allies and programmatic drafts circulated in Valparaíso and Concepción. Its economic proposals referenced taxation models discussed in papers from Fundación Sol and pension alternatives debated since the Auge neoliberal reforms of the 1980s. Platform items engaged with rights advanced by rulings of the Corte Suprema de Chile and international norms from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Member organizations included established parties and social movements: Partido Comunista de Chile, Revolución Democrática, Convergencia Social, Federación Regionalista Verde Social-allied groups, and independents connected to Movimiento Autonomista and the Comunes network. The coalition maintained links with labor federations such as Central Unitaria de Trabajadores and student federations including Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile and Federación de Estudiantes de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile dissident currents. It cooperated electorally with unions from Sename advocacy groups, indigenous organizations including representatives active in the Mapuche conflict, feminist collectives like Tierra Común affiliates, and environmental NGOs that had campaigned during the Aysén protests and against projects such as HidroAysén.
Leadership roles were shared among figures who had previously held offices in party executive committees, municipal governments, and student unions; notable leaders included politicians who had served in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the Senate of Chile, as well as candidates for the Presidency of Chile in the 2021 cycle. Coordination bodies met in venues like municipal halls in Santiago and regional offices in Valparaíso Region and Biobío Region, and worked with legal teams that interfaced with the Servicio Electoral de Chile. Internal decision-making incorporated deliberative assemblies modeled after practices seen in Movimientos Sociales and municipalist networks inspired by initiatives in Barcelona and Latin American municipalities such as Montevideo and Quito.
The coalition contested the 2021 Chilean general election, achieving seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and influencing the 2021 parliamentary elections outcomes in urban districts including Santiago Centro, Valparaíso, and Concepción. Its presidential candidate obtained victory in the runoff against a candidate supported by coalitions linked to Chile Vamos and figures from Renovación Nacional and Unión Demócrata Independiente, reflecting vote patterns similar to prior coalitions like Nueva Mayoría and electoral dynamics observed in the 2013 Chilean general election. Results varied regionally with stronger performances in districts with active student movements and in communes such as La Florida and Providencia where grassroots organizing had been intensive.
Beyond elections, the coalition organized campaigns around constitutional reform during activities tied to the Chilean constitutional process, anti-privatization rallies akin to demonstrations in Plaza Italia (Santiago), and public health campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile coordinating with health professionals from institutions like Hospital Sótero del Río. It participated in international forums with delegations to meetings of the Progressive International and exchanges with parties such as Podemos (Spain), México's MORENA, and Colombia Humana. Campaign themes included water rights disputes exemplified by conflicts over Aconcagua River usage, housing struggles similar to cases in Iquique, and climate actions responding to hazards in Atacama Region.
Critics from coalitions such as Chile Vamos and parties including Renovación Nacional and Unión Demócrata Independiente accused the coalition of aligning with radical factions tied to historical debates involving Partido Comunista de Chile and of adopting economic proposals that opponents compared to policies of Venezuela or Cuba. Internal disputes surfaced over candidate selection, transparency concerns raised by watchdogs like Observatorio Ciudadano and media outlets including El Mercurio and La Tercera, and disagreements with independent indigenous representatives linked to controversies in the Araucanía Region. Legal challenges involved electoral lists submitted to the Servicio Electoral de Chile and public debates before the Corte Suprema de Chile and regional electoral tribunals.
Category:Politics of Chile Category:Political coalitions in Chile