Progressive Party (Chile)

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Progressive Party
Partido Progresista
AbbreviationPRO
LeaderMarco Enriquez-Ominami
PresidentCamilo Lagos
FoundedMay 10th 2010
LegalisedApril 15th 2011
DissolvedFebruary 3rd 2022
Youth wingProgressive Youth (JPRO)
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Progressivism
Environmentalism
Feminism
Left-wing populism[1]
Political positionLeft-wing[2]
National affiliationFormerly:
Constituent Unity (2020-2021)
Unity for Change (2019-2020)
Colours   Red and Blue
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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Website
http://www.losprogresistas.cl/

The Progressive Party (Spanish: Partido Progresista, PRO)[3] was a political party in Chile. It was founded in 2010 by former Socialist deputy and presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami.[4] It is the political successor of the coalition New Majority for Chile.

The political party was 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.

the party saw minimal success only winning one seat in the chamber of deputies,

it lost registry after failing to gain 4% of the popular vote[5]

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)
  • 2017: Marco Enríquez-Ominami (lost)
  • 2021: Marco Enríquez-Ominami (lost)

References[]

  1. ^ Libertad y Desarrollo (10 September 2021). "2021 ENTRANDO A LA RECTA FINAL ELECTORAL" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Chilean students warn presidential candidates education reform is pending". MercoPress. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Enríquez-Ominami Bautiza Oficialmente Como 'Partido Progresista' (PRO) Nueva Tienda Política" (in Spanish). 123.cl. May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Partido Progresista (PRO)" (in Spanish). BCN. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Periscopio, El (2022-02-08). "Los 12 partidos que fueron disueltos por el Servel tras las elecciones parlamentarias". El Periscopio Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-14.

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