Democratic Independent Regionalist Party

Summary

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

Democratic Independent Regionalist Party
Partido Regionalista Independiente Demócrata
PresidentRodrigo Caramori
Founded20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
Dissolved3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)
Merger ofIndependent Regionalist Party and Patagonian Regional Democracy
Succeeded byCommon Sense
HeadquartersMorandé 322, of 308
Santiago
Membership (2020)23,567[1]
IdeologyRegionalism
Christian humanism
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

The party was part of the centre-right coalition Chile Vamos and supported 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]

The party lost official registration after failing to get a minimum percentage of the vote in the 2021 elections.

Presidential candidates edit

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 edit

Congress election edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Elecciones 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  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.

External links edit

  • Official site