Social Convergence
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Social Convergence Convergencia Social | |
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| Abbreviation | CS |
| Leader | Gabriel Boric |
| President | Diego Ibáñez |
| Secretary-General | Javiera Menay |
| Vice President | Francisca Perales |
| Founded | 11 November 2018 |
| Legalized | 9 March 2020 |
| Merger of | |
| Headquarters | Almirante Riveros 062, Providencia, Santiago |
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| Women's wing | CS Feminist Front |
| Membership (2021) | 36,119[3] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing[9][10] |
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| International affiliation | Progressive International[11] |
| Colours | |
| Slogan | "Decide Involucrarte" ("Decide to Get Involved") |
| Chamber of Deputies | 10 / 155 |
| Senate | 0 / 50 |
| Constitutional Council | 4 / 51 |
| Website | |
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The Social Convergence (Spanish: Convergencia Social, CS) is a left-wing political party in Chile. Founded by current Chilean president Gabriel Boric, it is now led by Diego Ibáñez.[12]
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 is part of the leftist coalition Broad Front.[8] In mid-2019, members of the movement began their process to register as a legally constituted political party.[13]
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.[14][15] 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.[16][17]
Authorities
President of the Republic
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Gabriel Boric Font 2022-2026
Deputies
| Name | Region | District | Period |
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| Diego Ibáñez | Valparaíso | 6 | 2018–2022 / 2022-2026 |
| Francisca Bello | Valparaíso | 6 | 2022-2026 |
| Gonzalo Winter | Metropolitana | 10 | 2018–2022 / 2022-2026 |
| Lorena Fries | Metropolitana | 10 | 2022-2026 |
| Gael Yeomans | Metropolitana | 13 | 2018–2022 / 2022-2026 |
| Marcela Riquelme | O'Higgins | 15 | 2022-2026 |
| Mercedes Bulnes | Maule | 17 | 2022-2026 |
| Clara Sagardía | Bíobío | 21 | 2022-2026 |
| Patricio Rosas | Los Ríos | 24 | 2018–2022 / 2022-2026 |
| Javiera Morales | Magallanes | 28 | 2022-2026 |
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Results | ||
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| # Votes | % Votes | # Votes | % Votes | |||
| 2021 | Gabriel Borić Font | 1,815,024 | 25.8% | 4,620,890 | 55.9% | Won |
Congress election
| Election year | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | Status | ||||
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| # Votes | % Votes | Seats | # Votes | % Votes | Seats | ||
| 2021 | 287,190 | 4.54% | 9 / 155
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59,489 | 1.28% | 0 / 50
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See also
References
- ^ Regulación a los think tanks de partidos políticos en Chile (PDF) (in Spanish). Library of the National Congress of Chile. October 2019.
- ^ Mayol, Alberto; Cabrera, Andrés (1 december 2017). «El Frente Amplio como exomundo». Frente Amplio en el momento cero. Catalonia. p. 51.
- ^ "Total afiliados actualizados por partidos políticos". Electoral Service of Chile. 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Partidos, movimientos y coaliciones: Partido Convergencia Social". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
- ^ "El pinochetista Kast y el progresista Boric definirán la presidencia el 19 de diciembre elecciones en Chile".
- ^ Sonneland, Holly K.; Wilkinson, Hope (16 September 2021). "Explainer: Who's Who in Chile's 2021 Presidential Race". Americas Society Council of the Americas.
- ^ "Socialist Gabriel Boric elected Chile's youngest ever president with highest ever vote tally". Morning Star. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b La Tercera (24 September 2018). "Movimiento Autonomista tendrá Congreso para evaluar fusión con otros grupos del FA" (in Spanish). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "José Antonio Kast, a far-right figure, could lead Chile". The Economist. 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Hay una disputa de época entre Kast, que pretende no cambiar nada, versus Boric, que pretende cambiarlo todo". BBC News Mundo.
- ^ "Convergencia Social". Progressive International. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Convergencia Social proclama a Gabriel Boric como su candidato presidencial". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 17 March 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Nuevo partido del FA: Convergencia Social inició proceso de legalización en el Servel" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Mostrador, El (16 November 2019). "Masiva renuncia a Convergencia Social: Jorge Sharp y otros 72 militantes dejan el partido". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Chile, C. N. N. "Crisis en el FA: Jorge Sharp renuncia a Convergencia Social". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ admin, Por (20 September 2020). "Se incorporan al comando Apruebo Chile Digno nuevas organizaciones políticas". PC CHILE (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Alcalde Sharp dice que el Apruebo es la única opción democrática". EL DÍNAMO (in Spanish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.