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| Unidos por Chile | |
|---|---|
| Name | Unidos por Chile |
| Native name | Unidos por Chile |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Leader | Gabriel Boric? |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Country | Chile |
Unidos por Chile is a Chilean electoral coalition formed in 2023 to contest national elections and to present a unified front among several center-left and left-wing parties and movements. It brought together established organizations and social movements active since the 2019–2020 protests, aiming to influence debates around the constitutional process, social rights, and public policy. The coalition sought to coordinate candidate lists for legislative and presidential contests while engaging with labor unions, indigenous organizations, and student federations.
The coalition emerged in the aftermath of the 2019–2020 Chilean protests and the subsequent process that led to the 2020 Chilean national plebiscite and the Constitutional Convention of Chile. Its foundations drew on the legacies of earlier alliances such as the New Majority (Chile) and movements associated with the Broad Front (Chile), incorporating actors from the Socialist Party of Chile, Communist Party of Chile, and smaller leftist groups. Key moments in its formation included coordination meetings after the 2021 Chilean general election and responses to policy debates in the Congress of Chile, particularly during discussions on social welfare, pension reform, and environmental regulation. The coalition also engaged with municipal coalitions formed during the 2021 Chilean municipal elections and sought to influence outcomes in regional elections.
Unidos por Chile positioned itself on the progressive spectrum, synthesizing elements of social democracy, democratic socialism, and ecosocialism as articulated by member parties like the Socialist Party of Chile and the Communist Party of Chile. Its platform emphasized social rights recognized in the Constitution of Chile (1980) reform debates, environmental protections linked to the Aysén Region and Atacama Region issues, and economic policies influenced by discourse around the 1990–2010 Concertación legacy. The coalition engaged with labor questions tied to the Central Única de Trabajadores and indigenous rights conversations involving the Mapuche conflict and consultations with the National Corporation for Indigenous Development.
Member parties included major organizations such as the Socialist Party of Chile, the Party for Democracy (Chile), the Communist Party of Chile, and splinter movements from the Social Convergence and the Revolución Democrática tradition. The structure combined party delegations with coordinating councils composed of representatives from municipal governments like Santiago Metropolitan Region mayors, student federations from the University of Chile and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and civil-society groups including feminist collectives inspired by events like the Ni Una Menos mobilizations. Internal governance relied on an executive committee and thematic commissions addressing justice reform, health policy, and environmental regulation.
The coalition fielded candidates in the 2023 Chilean general election and contested seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the Senate of Chile. Results showed variable performance: strong in urban districts such as those in Santiago, Chile and Valparaíso, Chile, competitive in southern constituencies affected by the Mapuche conflict, and weaker in conservative provinces like Antofagasta Region. The coalition's presidential endorsements reflected strategic alignments reminiscent of prior electoral pacts like the Unidad Constituyente coalitions, and its legislative vote shares influenced bargaining in Congress during sessions addressing the Pension system of Chile and tax legislation.
Unidos por Chile advanced a policy agenda centered on expanding social protections, reforming the Pension system of Chile through public options, strengthening public healthcare institutions exemplified by debates around the Hospital del Salvador, and advancing environmental regulation in response to mining conflicts in the Atacama Region and Magallanes Region. It promoted educational reforms linked to the 2011 Chilean student protests demands, advocated for constitutional guarantees debated in the Constitutional Convention of Chile, and proposed tax measures to fund social programs with references to fiscal policies discussed in the Ministry of Finance (Chile). The coalition also prioritized gender equality initiatives influenced by the Organización de las Naciones Unidas frameworks and international human rights instruments ratified by Chile.
Leadership combined seasoned politicians from the Socialist Party of Chile with emergent figures from the Broad Front (Chile). Organizationally, it used a council model integrating municipal and regional leaders—including mayors from Providencia, Chile and Viña del Mar—and liaison roles for labor unions like the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores and student bodies such as the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile. Campaign strategy drew on consultants who had worked in past contests involving figures like Michelle Bachelet and Ricardo Lagos, and on negotiation techniques employed during the 2019 Chilean protests mediation processes.
Critics accused the coalition of ideological incoherence, drawing comparisons to fragmentation seen in earlier alliances like the Concertación and pointing to intra-coalition disputes reminiscent of splits within Nueva Mayoría. Controversies included disagreements over candidate lists in districts such as Distrito 10 (Chile) and accusations of backroom bargaining similar to disputes in the 2021 Chilean legislative elections. Environmental activists criticized compromises over mining concessions in areas near Punta Arenas and Copiapó, while indigenous groups highlighted tensions in consultations related to the Mapuche conflict and rights enshrined in draft constitutional texts debated in the Constitutional Convention of Chile.