Democratic Revolution
Democratic Revolution Revolución Democrática | |
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| President | Sebastián Depolo |
| Founded | 7 January 2012 |
| Headquarters | General Bari 164, Providencia, Santiago, Chile |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism Participative democracy |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | Foro de São Paulo |
| Chamber of Deputies |
1 / 120 |
| Senate |
0 / 38 |
| Website | |
| www.revoluciondemocratica.cl | |
Democratic Revolution (Spanish: Revolución Democrática) is a Chilean left-wing political party, founded in 2012 by some of the leaders of the 2011 Chilean student protests, most notably the current Deputy Giorgio Jackson, who is also the most popular public figure of the party. Their principles are based on advocating for participative democracy and the overcoming of the so-called Neoliberal age in Chile.
History
The movement was founded on early 2012,[1] adding up to more than 4000 supporters in the first week.
They presented three candidates for the 2013 Chilean parliamentary election, winning one seat in the Chamber of Deputies, the former student leader Giorgio Jackson. They did not support any of the Presidential candidates, although the majority of the movement decided to request the vote for Michelle Bachelet in the second round of the election.[2] The same year, the movement elected their first National directive, led by Miguel Crispi and Sebastián Depolo.
In mid-2015, the members of the movement decided to start the process to become a party. After collecting signatures all over the country, they were accepted as an official party in 2016.[3] Being an official party, they will present candidates for the Municipal election this year, most notably candidates for mayor in Antofagasta, La Serena, Taltal, among other towns.
References
- ↑ "Revolución Democrática: el movimiento de Jackson y compañía que mira a las elecciones". Pulso (in Spanish). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "La discusión tras el llamado a votar por Michelle Bachelet que definió Revolución Democrática". El Dínamo (in Spanish). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "«Acoge solicitud de inscripción del partido "Revolución Democrática", en formación, en el Registro de Partidos Políticos en las regiones II, IV, XI y RM y rechaza la inscripción en la región III" (PDF). Servicio Electoral de Chile (in Spanish). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
- Democratic Revolution (Spanish)
