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| Humanista (Chile) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Humanista |
| Native name | Partido Humanista |
| Colorcode | #FF4500 |
| Foundation | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Santiago |
| Ideology | Humanism |
| Position | Left-wing |
| International | Humanist International |
Humanista (Chile) is a Chilean political party founded in 1984 that emerged during the last decade of the Military dictatorship of Chile and became active in the transition to democratic rule alongside actors from the Concertación and the Communist Party of Chile. The party has participated in multiple electoral cycles, social movements, and international networks such as the Humanist International and has promoted policies in municipal, regional, and national institutions including involvement in the Chilean constitutional process debates. Humanista has been linked to figures and organizations across Chilean civil society, from student federations like the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile to environmental groups associated with the Greenpeace network and Latin American leftist parties including Partido dos Trabalhadores and Frente Amplio (Uruguay).
Humanista traces its origins to activist circles that opposed the Pinochet dictatorship and took inspiration from European humanist movements tied to the Italian Radical Party and the Humanist Party (Spain), while interacting with Chilean formations such as the Partido por la Democracia and the Izquierda Cristiana. Early Humanista militants participated in protests alongside members of the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria and the Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez in campaigns against the 1988 Chilean national plebiscite and later engaged in the reconstitution of legal parties after the 1990 return to democracy. During the 1990s and 2000s Humanista contested municipal contests in municipalities like Providencia, La Florida, and Recoleta, building alliances with social movements including the Movimiento de Pobladores and the Colectivo de Trabajadores as well as regional networks such as the Mercosur civil society forums. In the 2010s Humanista joined broader coalitions that included Partido Humanista (Argentina) contacts and activists linked to the Chilean student protests of 2011, collaborating with leaders from the Confederación de Estudiantes de Chile and the Movimiento Social por la Educación. The party has navigated legal registration, electoral thresholds, and internal reorganizations alongside parties like Renovación Nacional and Partido Regionalista Verde Social.
Humanista’s program emphasizes secular humanism—drawing normative references from thinkers associated with the Humanist Manifesto tradition—while proposing policies on health, housing, and civil liberties often discussed in forums with the World Health Organization delegations and municipal actors such as the Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades. The platform has advocated for constitutional recognition of social rights during debates in venues associated with the Constituent Assembly (Chile), and has promoted environmental measures resonant with the Paris Agreement frameworks and campaigns by Sierra Club-affiliated groups. Humanista’s policy proposals have intersected with platforms from Movimientos Ciudadanos and civil society organizations including the Cooperativa de Vivienda projects and human rights groups like the Comisión Nacional de Verdad y Reconciliación and the Asociación Nacional de Fiscales. The party has often aligned on anti-neoliberal positions alongside the Partido Comunista de Chile and progressive currents within the Frente Amplio (Chile).
Humanista’s formal structures include a national directive body, regional committees in regions such as Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Región de Valparaíso, and Región del Biobío, and local cadres active in communes like Ñuñoa and Maipú. Prominent leaders and candidates have engaged publicly with personalities from Chilean politics including exchanges with figures from the Partido Socialista de Chile and interactions with activists from Movimiento Autonomista and Izquierda Autónoma. The party’s international relations link it to the Humanist International secretariat and sister parties such as Partido Humanista (Uruguay). Organisational challenges have included membership drives, candidate primaries, and compliance with electoral authorities like the Servicio Electoral de Chile while coordinating with trade unions such as the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores and cultural institutions like the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos.
Humanista has contested municipal, parliamentary, and presidential elections, often securing seats in municipal councils in communes including Temuco, Valdivia, and Pudahuel and fielding presidential or parliamentary candidates who competed against lists from the Concertación and the Alianza. Electoral results have fluctuated relative to thresholds set by the Ley Orgánica Constitucional de Votaciones Populares and electoral reforms that reshaped representation after the Binominal system era. The party’s campaigns have mobilized youth constituencies linked to the Federación de Estudiantes Secundarios and collaborated with civic platforms like Observatorio Ciudadano in voter education. Humanista’s presence in regional elections has influenced debates in the Consejo Regional and municipal policy discussions involving administrations from parties such as Democracia Cristiana and Partido Radical.
Humanista has entered electoral and social alliances with a range of formations including the Frente Amplio (Chile), the Chile Digno coalition, and temporary pacts with groups associated with the Movimientos Sociales that participated in the 2019-2020 Chilean protests alongside organizations such as the Colectivo No+AFP and the Asamblea Coordinadora de Estudiantes Secundarios. Internationally, Humanista maintains relations with Latin American parties such as Frente de Todos networks and progressive actors who participated in forums with the Summit of the Americas delegations. At times Humanista formed joint lists with the Partido Ecologista Verde and municipal coalitions including candidates supported by the Movimiento Autonomista and the Movimiento Dignidad.
Humanista has faced criticism from other Chilean parties like the Partido por la Democracia and the Unión Demócrata Independiente for strategic decisions in coalition-building and candidate endorsements during contentious ballots such as constitutional plebiscites and municipal runoffs. Internal disputes over leadership and candidate selection led to public resignations and debates that drew commentary from media outlets and civil society organizations including the Colegio de Periodistas de Chile and the Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades. The party has also been scrutinized by watchdogs such as the Fiscalía Nacional in relation to campaign financing controversies that mirrored broader scandals affecting parties like Renovación Nacional and Partido Socialista de Chile; these episodes prompted institutional reviews by the Servicio Electoral de Chile and discussions in the Corte Suprema de Chile.