Social Convergence Explained

Country:Chile
Social Convergence
Native Name:Convergencia Social
Leader:Gabriel Boric
President:Diego Ibáñez
Secretary General:Javiera Menay
Leader1 Title:Vice President
Leader1 Name:Francisca Perales
Abbreviation:CS
Merged:Broad Front
Position:Left-wing[1] [2]
Headquarters:Almirante Riveros 062, Providencia, Santiago
International:Progressive International[3]
Seats1 Title:Chamber of Deputies
Seats2 Title:Senate
Seats3 Title:Constitutional Council
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Womens Wing:CS Feminist Front
Membership Year:2021
Membership:36,119[4]
Slogan:"Decide Involucrarte"
("Decide to Get Involved")

The Social Convergence (CS) was a left-wing political party in Chile. Founded by current Chilean president Gabriel Boric, it is now led by Diego Ibáñez.[5]

It was co-founded in 2018 by the Autonomist Movement (MA), Libertarian Left (IL) (a part of the movement left the party in 2019), Socialism and Freedom (SOL) and New Democracy (ND). It was part of the leftist coalition Broad Front.[6] In mid-2019, members of the movement began their process to register as a legally constituted political party.[7]

Social Convergence experienced an internal crisis in 2019, after a large number of militants resigned from the party, due to the initial rejection of Gabriel Boric's participation in the agreement made by the congress to create a new constitution, initiated due to the 2019 Chilean protests. Arguing that the agreement did not seem to them to be a sufficient response to the protests.[8] [9] However, after the changes that the agreement underwent (gender parity, indigenous seats, etc.), these members ended up supporting the agreement, but did not remain part of the party.[10] [11]

In July 2024 the party merged into the Broad Front party, which is a successor of the Broad Front coalition.

Authorities

NameRegionDistrictPeriod
Valparaíso62018–2022 / 2022-2026
Francisca BelloValparaíso62022-2026
Metropolitana102018–2022 / 2022-2026
Lorena FriesMetropolitana102022-2026
Metropolitana132018–2022 / 2022-2026
O'Higgins152022-2026
Mercedes BulnesMaule172022-2026
Clara SagardíaBíobío212022-2026
Patricio RosasLos Ríos242018–2022 / 2022-2026
Javiera MoralesMagallanes282022-2026

Election results

Congress election

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: José Antonio Kast, a far-right figure, could lead Chile. The Economist. 23 November 2021.
  2. News: Hay una disputa de época entre Kast, que pretende no cambiar nada, versus Boric, que pretende cambiarlo todo. BBC News Mundo.
  3. Web site: Convergencia Social . Progressive International . 5 March 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Total afiliados actualizados por partidos políticos. Electoral Service of Chile. 2021. 20 July 2021. 19 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219232655/https://www.servel.cl/estadisticas-de-afiliados-a-partidos-politicos/. dead.
  5. Web site: 2021-03-17. Convergencia Social proclama a Gabriel Boric como su candidato presidencial. 2022-01-24. BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile. es.
  6. Web site: Movimiento Autonomista tendrá Congreso para evaluar fusión con otros grupos del FA . 21 January 2018 . . 24 September 2018 . 4 July 2020. es.
  7. Web site: Nuevo partido del FA: Convergencia Social inició proceso de legalización en el Servel . CNN Chile . 31 May 2019 . 4 July 2020. es.
  8. Web site: Mostrador . El . 2019-11-16 . Masiva renuncia a Convergencia Social: Jorge Sharp y otros 72 militantes dejan el partido . 2022-07-25 . El Mostrador . es.
  9. Web site: Chile . C. N. N. . Crisis en el FA: Jorge Sharp renuncia a Convergencia Social . 2022-07-25 . CNN Chile . es.
  10. Web site: admin . Por . Se incorporan al comando Apruebo Chile Digno nuevas organizaciones políticas . 2022-07-25 . PC CHILE . 20 September 2020 . es.
  11. Web site: Alcalde Sharp dice que el Apruebo es la única opción democrática . 2022-07-25 . EL DÍNAMO . 16 July 2022 . es.