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| Partido Liberal (Chile, 2013) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Partido Liberal |
| Native name | Partido Liberal |
| Foundation | 2013 |
| Dissolution | 2018 |
| Ideology | Liberalism, Social liberalism, Progressivism |
| Position | Centre-left |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Country | Chile |
Partido Liberal (Chile, 2013) was a Chilean political organization founded in 2013 that sought to represent liberal and progressive currents within the Chilean political spectrum, drawing activists from student movements, municipal politics, and national civil society networks. The group positioned itself amid debates involving the Concertación, Nueva Mayoría, National Renewal (Chile), Independent Democratic Union, and emerging forces such as Movimiento Autonomista, Revolución Democrática, Ciudadanos (Chile), and Partido Progresista (Chile). It engaged in municipal and parliamentary contests, interacted with legal institutions including the Servel, Tribunal Calificador de Elecciones, and the Corte Suprema de Chile, and participated in national coalitions and public demonstrations alongside organizations like ANEF, CONFECH, and Movilh.
The formation process began with activists influenced by the 2011–2013 Chilean student protests, organizers from the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile, and figures linked to municipal lists in Santiago, Valparaíso, Concepción, and Antofagasta. Founders included leaders who had associations with groups such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Fundación Iguales, and who had been active in campaigns alongside politicians like Marco Enríquez-Ominami, Camila Vallejo, Gabriel Boric, Beatriz Sánchez, and Michelle Bachelet. The party registered as a political entity with the Servicio Electoral de Chile in the wake of debates over the Electoral system of Chile and the Binomial system, seeking legal recognition amid contemporaneous reforms led by the Bachelet administration and legislative initiatives from the Senate of Chile and the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
The party articulated a program that invoked traditions from José Manuel Balmaceda, Joaquín Walker, and liberal currents that traced roots to 19th-century Chilean politics while aligning with modern social liberalism espoused by thinkers associated with John Rawls, John Stuart Mill, and elements of social democracy linked to Eduardo Frei Montalva and Ricardo Lagos. Its platform emphasized civil liberties promoted by Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, secular policies reminiscent of debates involving Pope Francis and the Holy See, and reforms in areas contested in the Constitution of Chile discussions, including electoral law, decentralization debates involving Intendencias de Chile, and fiscal policy debated in the Ministry of Finance (Chile). The party championed positions on human rights that aligned with cases before the Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos and supported legislative initiatives comparable to reforms advanced by Michelle Bachelet and backed by members of the International Liberal Organization.
The organizational structure included a national board, regional coordinators in Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Región de Valparaíso, Región del Biobío, and local chapters in municipalities such as Providencia, Chile, Ñuñoa, and La Florida. Leaders who were publicly associated with the party collaborated with mayors like Jorge Sharp and councilors with ties to Movimiento Autonomista and Frente Amplio (Chile), while engaging with parliamentary figures in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the Senate of Chile during legislative negotiation. The party maintained relationships with international liberal bodies including the Liberal International and civil society networks such as Transparency International and Oxfam Chile, and coordinated campaigns that involved activists connected to Chile Vamos critics and progressive networks tied to Izquierda Autónoma.
Electoral efforts included candidacies for municipal councils in 2016 Chilean municipal election, attempts at parliamentary lists for the 2017 Chilean general election, and participation in regional contests after organizational registration with the Servicio Electoral de Chile. Results reflected the fragmentation of the center-left and the rise of Frente Amplio (Chile), with vote shares compared against lists from Nueva Mayoría and Chile Vamos, and measured relative to turnout patterns observed since the reform to the Voting age in Chile and changes to the Electoral system of Chile instituted after the Binomial system abolition. The party secured municipal representation in certain communes and saw individual members elected to local councils, while failing to achieve significant national representation in the Congress of Chile.
Throughout its existence the party engaged in negotiations and electoral pacts with formations such as Partido Radical (Chile), Partido Socialista de Chile, Partido por la Democracia, Partido Humanista (Chile), and newer movements like Partido Igualdad and Comunes (Chile). It participated in demonstrations with trade union confederations like CUT (Chile), student federations such as CONFECH, and human rights campaigns alongside Servicio Jesuita a Migrantes and Fundación Mineduc. The party endorsed policy initiatives overlapping with the Bachelet administration's second term, debated coalitions with Nueva Mayoría remnants, and had dialogues with municipal platforms led by figures such as Daniel Jadue and Giorgio Jackson.
After initial registration, the party faced challenges meeting membership thresholds and electoral performance criteria established by the Servicio Electoral de Chile, and its status was reviewed in proceedings analogous to rulings by the Tribunal Calificador de Elecciones and legal interpretations involving the Corte Suprema de Chile. Internal debates over mergers and incorporation into broader platforms, including discussions with Frente Amplio (Chile) and proposals similar to those that led to the formation of Convergencia Social, culminated in the loss of official registration before the 2018 Chilean general election. Members subsequently joined or formed new organizations, participating in coalitions that contested future elections, and some aligned with parliamentary caucuses in the Congress of Chile and municipal administrations in communes across Región Metropolitana de Santiago.