Democratic Independent Regionalist Party

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Democratic Independent Regionalist Party
Partido Regionalista Independiente Demócrata
PresidentRodrigo Caramori
Founded20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
Merger ofIndependent Regionalist Party and Patagonian Regional Democracy
HeadquartersMorandé 322, of 308
Santiago
Membership (2020)23,567[1]
IdeologyRegionalism
Reformism
Political positionCentre to centre-right
National affiliationChile Vamos
ColoursPurple, Sky blue, Yellow and Pink
Chamber of Deputies
1 / 155
Regional Councillors
5 / 278
Mayors
4 / 345
Communal Councillors
47 / 2,130
Website
www.pridemocrata.cl

Democratic Independent Regionalist Party (Spanish: Partido Regionalista Independiente Demócrata, PRI) is Chilean a centrist political party. It was formed by the merger of the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) and the Patagonian Regional Democracy (DRP).[2]

The party belongs to the right-wing coalition Chile Vamos and supports the government of President Sebastián Piñera.[3]

In 2019 the PRI suffered an internal dispute after Hugo Ortiz de Filippi defeated Eduardo Salas in the elections.[4] After this, a group of militants left the party to form another called New Middle Class.[5]

Presidential candidates[]

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

Electoral history[]

Congress election[]

Election year Chamber of Deputies Senate Status
# Votes % Votes Seats # Votes % Votes Seats
2021 23,222 0.37%
1 / 155
 25,297 0.54%
0 / 50

References[]

  1. ^ "Elecciones 2021".
  2. ^ "PRI y Democracia Regional Patagónica se fusionan para formar un nuevo partido de centro" (in Spanish). EMOL. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ "PRI se convierte en el primer Partido de Chile Vamos en apoyar apruebo en el plebiscito" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Terremoto en el PRI: esposo de subsecretaria Bravo fue expulsado por "menoscabar" honra del nuevo presidente". El Dínamo (in Spanish). 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Partido "Nueva Clase Media" define sus prioridades y busca militantes en el norte" (in Spanish). Soy Chile. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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