Citizen Power (political party) explained

Country:Chile
Citizen Power
Native Name:Poder Ciudadano
Colorcode:
  1. 412560
President:Karina Oliva
Foundation:20 March 2015
Dissolved:20 January 2019
Merged:Commons
Membership Year:2017
Membership:3014[1]
Position:Left-wing
Colours:Purple
Wing1 Title:Coalition
Wing1:Broad Front
Seats1 Title:Chamber of Deputies
Seats2 Title:Senate

Citizen Power (Poder Ciudadano) was a Chilean left-wing political party, founded in 2015. It was created by former supporters of Michelle Bachelet, Marcel Claude, Franco Parisi and Alfredo Sfeir, who were presidential candidates for the 2013 elections.[2]

In 2017, the party joined a new leftist coalition called Broad Front, which competed in the presidential and parliamentary elections that year.[3]

On September 27, 2018, Autonomous Left merged with Poder Ciudadano, the latter saying via Twitter to "...create a new party of feminist, popular and democratic left..."[4] The new party was called Commons.

Presidential candidates

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

Beatriz Sánchez (lost)

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427211345/https://www.servel.cl/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/01_Ratificaciones_mas_Afiliaciones_por_Partidos.pdf Servel: Total afiliados actualizados por partidos políticos
  2. Web site: El Mercurio . "Explosión" de partidos políticos reconfigura el mapa electoral de cara a 2017 . June 16, 2017. es.
  3. Web site: Radio Bío-Bío . Beatriz Sánchez suma el apoyo de Poder Ciudadano y FA minimiza críticas de Guillier . June 16, 2017. es.
  4. Web site: Broad Front: Autonomous Left merges with Poder Ciudadano . cooperativa.cl . February 5, 2019. September 27, 2018.