Progressive Party (Chile)

Progressive Party Partido Progresista

Leader	Marco Enriquez-Ominami
President	Patricia Morales
Founded	2010
Coalition	If You Want It, Chile Changes
Ideology	Progressivism
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Red and Blue
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 120
Senate	0 / 38
Website
http://www.losprogresistas.cl/
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The Progressive Party (Spanish: Partido Progresista, or PRO)^[1] is a Centre-left party in Chile. It was founded in 2010 by former Socialist deputy and presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami.^[2] It is the political successor of the coalition New Majority for Chile.

The political party is composed by Enriquez-Ominami supporters in the presidential campaign of 2009, former members of the Concertación and other leftist political movements. After a process of collecting signatures, was enrolled in some regions. In 2012 it became the first national political party created after the Chilean transition to democracy.^[3]

Presidential candidates

The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Progressive Party. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).

2013: Marco Enríquez-Ominami (lost)

References

↑ (Spanish) "Enríquez-Ominami Bautiza Oficialmente Como 'Partido Progresista' (PRO) Nueva Tienda Política". 123.cl. May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
↑ (Spanish) "Partido Progresista (PRO)". BCN. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ (Spanish) Radio Bío-Bío (January 13, 2012). "Marco Enríquez Ominami crea a nivel nacional el Partido Progresista". Retrieved August 15, 2013.

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Political parties in Chile

Chamber of Deputies	Independent Democratic Union² (29) Christian Democratic Party¹ (21) Socialist Party of Chile¹ (16) National Renewal² (15) Party for Democracy¹ (15) Communist Party of Chile¹ (6) Social Democrat Radical Party¹ (6) Amplitude (2) Citizen Left¹ (1) Liberal Party of Chile³ (1) Political Evolution (1) Independents List A¹ (2) List J² (1) out of pact (2)

Senate	Independent Democratic Union² (8) Christian Democratic Party¹ (6) National Renewal² (6) Party for Democracy¹ (6) Socialist Party of Chile¹ (6) Amplitude (1) Broad Social Movement¹ (1) Independents List A¹ (2) out of pact (1)

Unrepresented	Progressive Party³ Green Ecologist Party⁴ Equality Party⁴ Humanist Party⁵ Independent Regionalist Party

Political Coalitions	Nueva Mayoría (Concertación) Chile Vamos (Alianza) If You Want It, Chile Changes New Constitution for Chile Everyone to La Moneda

Notes:¹²³⁴⁵Numbers denote party membership of Political Coalitions, 1 is for the Nueva Mayoría, 2 is for Chile Vamos, 3 is for If You Want It, Chile Changes, 4 is for New Constitution for Chile, 5 is for Everyone to La Moneda.

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