This article gives an overview ofliberal and radical parties inChile. It is limited toliberal andradicalparties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme, parties do not necessarily need to have labeled themselves as a liberal party.
Liberalism was organized as the traditional opposition to conservatism in Chile. In the 1860s radical liberals formed the radical current. Traditional liberalism disappeared in the 1960s into conservatism and radicalism developed into social democracy, leaving liberalism unrepresented.[1] Originally theSocial Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Social-Democráta, memberSI) was a left of center liberal party, but nowadays it is a social democratic party.
1994: The party, who was unable to garner a significant number of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins theParty of Social Democracy and forms theSocial Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Social Demócrata)
1948: A faction opposition to the Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy (anti-Communist law) formed the ⇒ Radical Doctrinal Party (Partido Radical Doctrinario)
1961: A faction of the Radical Doctrinal Party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party
1961: A faction of the Radical Doctrinal Party formed the ⇒National Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Nacional)
1969: In reaction to growingly leftist tendencies in the ⇒ Radical Party a moderate, anti-Communist faction seceded asRadical Democracy (Democracia Radical).
1973: The party opposedSalvador Allende and voluntarily dissolved itself after the 1973 coup.
1988: The party reappeared to participate on the 1989 elections.
1990: The party, who was unable to garner a significant number of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins theNational Advance and theNational Party and forms the National Democracy of Center (Democracia Nacional de Centro).
1971: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed theLeft Radical Party (Partido Izquierda Radical), later renamed the Chilean Social Democracy Party.
