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| Future Coalition (Chile) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Future Coalition (Chile) |
| Native name | Coalición Futuro |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Country | Chile |
| Position | Centre to centre-left |
| Colors | Blue, White |
| Leader | Collective leadership |
Future Coalition (Chile) The Future Coalition (Chile) is a Chilean political coalition formed to unite progressive, centrist, and social-democratic forces in response to electoral realignments and mass mobilizations. It brings together parties, movements, civic organizations, labor unions, student federations, and regional collectives to contest municipal, regional, and national contests while influencing public policy debates in Chilean institutions.
The coalition situates itself among actors such as Concertación, Nueva Mayoría, Broad Front (Chile), Socialist Party of Chile, Party for Democracy (Chile), Christian Democratic Party (Chile), Radical Party of Chile, Communist Party of Chile, Revolutionary Left Movement-era networks, Movimiento Autonomista, Revolución Democrática, Comunes (Chile), Citizen Left, Democratic Revolution, Federation of Students of the University of Chile, Confederation of Chilean Students, Central Unitaria de Trabajadores, and regional coalitions that emerged after the 2019–2021 Chilean protests. It interfaces with municipal actors in Santiago, Valparaíso, Concepción, Antofagasta, La Serena, Temuco, Iquique, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, and other urban centers. The coalition engages with constitutional actors such as the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021–2022), links to policy debates shaped by the 2019 Chilean protests, and interacts with civil society groups like Movimiento No+AFP and environmental movements opposing projects like Dominga mineral project.
Roots trace to realignments after the 2017 Chilean general election and the surge of the 2019–2021 Chilean protests, followed by reactions to the 2020 Chilean national plebiscite. Founding meetings involved figures from Socialist International-aligned circles, regional party federations, and representatives from municipal mayors such as those associated with Alcaldía de Santiago and municipal coalitions in Valparaíso. Early negotiations referenced policy legacies from the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia, the electoral reforms inspired by the 2015 electoral reform (Chile), and the proportional systems shaped by the Binomial system (Chile) abolition. The coalition was formalized ahead of the 2021 Chilean parliamentary election to coordinate lists against rivals including the Chile Vamos alliance and emergent blocs aligned with figures from José Antonio Kast and Sebastián Piñera networks.
The coalition espouses a blend of social-democratic, Christian-democratic, and progressive liberal positions influenced by policy debates in Latin America, interactions with organizations such as Inter-American Development Bank, and comparative references to parties like Partido Socialista (Spain), Parti Socialiste (France), Labour Party (United Kingdom), Social Democratic Party of Germany, and Movimiento al Socialismo (Bolivia). It emphasizes welfare-state expansion, pension reform linked to campaigns like No+AFP, environmental regulations responding to controversies like the Los Ríos protests, and constitutional guarantees reflecting the Constitution of Chile (1980) reform process. Platform documents reference rights protections as seen in instruments like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and regional accords debated in Mercosur and UNASUR forums.
Member parties and affiliates include established organizations such as the Socialist Party of Chile, Party for Democracy (Chile), Christian Democratic Party (Chile), Radical Party of Chile, and allied formations like Revolución Democrática, Comunes (Chile), Movimiento Autonomista, and local lists from Valparaíso Region and Metropolitan Region (Chile). Civic affiliates encompass Central Unitaria de Trabajadores, student federations like the Federation of Students of the University of Chile, indigenous organizations involved with Mapuche conflict negotiations, regional movements from Araucanía Region, trade unions linked to the Andean Workers' Confederation, environmental NGOs opposing projects such as HidroAysén, and women's organizations inspired by campaigns like Ni Una Menos. The coalition has engaged international partners including delegations from Progressive Alliance and observers from Organization of American States missions.
The coalition contested lists in municipal contests across Santiago Metropolitan Region, Valparaíso Region, Biobío Region, Antofagasta Region, Arica y Parinacota Region, and southern constituencies. It sought legislative seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the Senate of Chile during the 2021 Chilean parliamentary election cycle and coordinated candidate selection for the 2022 Chilean presidential election period. Results varied: successes in mayoralties in cities like Valparaíso and Concepción contrasted with mixed outcomes in rural districts such as in the Los Lagos Region and Atacama Region. The coalition's performance influenced bargaining in post-electoral negotiations over committee assignments in the National Congress (Chile), appointments to commissions in the Constitutional Council, and seats on municipal councils.
The coalition operates through a collective leadership council comprising representatives from member parties, mayors, parliamentary deputies, and civic leaders. Key internal bodies mirror structures in organizations like Comisión Política (parties), electoral committees similar to those used by Concertación, and regional coordination cells in metropolitan and provincial capitals. Leadership includes former ministers from administrations associated with Michelle Bachelet, legislators who served in the LIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile, and municipal leaders with ties to the Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades. Decision-making procedures borrow from mechanisms used by Partido Socialista congresses and deliberative practices seen in the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Policy priorities include pension reform reflecting demands of No+AFP, health system changes interacting with debates over the Fondo Nacional de Salud (FONASA), education reforms tied to student movements from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Universidad de Santiago de Chile, climate and environmental regulation influenced by campaigns against HidroAysén and mining controversies like Cochilco debates, and indigenous rights discussions centered on the Mapuche conflict and the Indigenous Law (Chile). Legislative impact involves sponsoring bills in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile on social protections, negotiating amendments in Senate of Chile committees, and shaping proposals during constitutional drafting processes. The coalition's parliamentary blocs have worked with proxies from Concertación veterans and newer actors from Broad Front (Chile) to form voting coalitions on budgetary and social policy measures.