Christian Social Party Partido Social Cristiano | |
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| Abbreviation | PSC |
| President | Sara Concha |
| Secretary | Antaris Varela |
| Founded | 23 September 2022; 3 years ago (2022-09-23) |
| Preceded by | Christian Conservative |
| Headquarters | Atenas 448,Chillán,Ñuble |
| Membership(June 2024) |  17,908[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right[2] |
| Religion | Christianity (Evangelical) |
| National affiliation | Change for Chile[3] |
| Colours | Blue Red |
| Slogan | “For the love of Chile” (Spanish:«Por amor a Chile») |
| Chamber of Deputies | 3 / 155 |
| Senate | 2 / 50 |
| Regional governorships | 0 / 16 |
| Alcaldes | 1 / 345 |
| Regional Councils | 6 / 302 |
| Communal Councils | 24 / 2,252 |
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| Website | |
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TheChristian Social Party (PSC;Spanish:Partido Social Cristiano) is aChileanpolitical party founded in September 2022.[4] It was formed by independent leaders and ex-militants of the defunctChristian Conservative Party (PCC).[5]
The community arose after the dissolution of the PCC, a group that during the2021 parliamentary elections achieved the election ofSara Concha as deputy for theÑuble Region under theChristian Social Front pact.[5] Among its founders were Luciano Silva, a formerNational Renewal (RN) conventioneer, and Antaris Varela, who presided over the PCC.[6] Ángel Roa served as party leader from September 2022 to May 2023.
Like its predecessor, the PSC is linked toevangelical andconservative church groups.[7]
In November 2022, the community began its formation and constitution process before theElectoral Service (Servel).[8] During that same month, the incorporation of Deputy Concha was confirmed, who until then was independent and a member of the RN bench in theChamber of Deputies.[9]
The Christian Social Party presented a provisional directive for its formation process as a political party, which is made up of:[8]
In the same way, it presented a Supreme Court made up of a president, a vice president, a secretary and three members.[8]
Thedeputies, including militants and independents within the party caucus, for the 2022-2026 legislative period are:
| Name | Region | District |
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| Sara Concha (PCC-elected) | Ñuble | 19 |
| Francesca Muñoz (RN-elected) | Biobío | 20 |
| Roberto Enrique Arroyo (PDG-elected) | Biobío | 20 |
| Enrique Lee Flores (PRI-elected) | Arica y Parinacota | 1 |
| Yovana Ahumada (PDG-elected) | Antofagasta | 3 |
Thesenators, including militants and independents within the party caucus, for the 2022-2026 legislative period are:
| Name | Region | District |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Castro Prieto (RN-elected) | Maule | 9 |
| Alejandro Kusanovic (RN-elected) | Magallanes | 15 |
The Regional Councilors affiliated with the party include:
| Name | Region | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Moscoso | Antofagasta | Antofagasta |
| Paula Muñoz | O'Higgins | Cachapoal I |
| Ivania Rojas | Biobío | Biobío |
| Yanina Contreras | Biobío | Concepción II |
| Jacqueline Burgos | Biobío | Concepción II |
| Tatiana Castillo | Coquimbo | Elqui |
| Matías Guzmán | Coquimbo | Limarí |
| Solange Jimenez | Tarapacá | Iquique |
The Communal Councilors affiliated with the party include:
| Name | Region | Commune |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Retamal | Ñuble | Talcahuano |
| Rosemarie Aránguiz | Biobío | Hualpén |
| Daniel Pacheco | Biobío | Concepción |
| Mauricio Rodríguez | Biobío | Cabrero |
| Judith Marin | Metropolitana | San Ramón |
| Sandra Challapa | Tarapacá | Camiña |
| Marcelo Barrientos | Los Lagos | Fresia |
| Brayan Pizarro | Antofagasta | Tocopilla |
| Samuel Mendoza | Biobío | Penco |
