Broad Front (Chilean political party)

The Broad Front was formed as a result of the merger of left-wing political parties that aimed to change the political situation of Chile in favor of participative democracy and feminism.{{Cite web |date=2017-02-19 |title=Frente Amplio: ¿Fin de la fragmentación de la izquierda? |url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2017/02/19/frente-amplio-fin-de-la-fragmentacion-de-la-izquierda/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=El Mostrador |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Sin feminismo no hay Frente Amplio |url=https://www.eldesconcierto.cl/opinion/2017/03/07/sin-feminismo-no-hay-frente-amplio.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=El Desconcierto / Periodismo digital independiente |language=es}}

Some reports consider their ideology close to populism{{Cite news |last1=Ojeda |first1=Francisco |last2=Poblete |first2=Paula |year=2017 |title=El Populismo de Izquierda como práctica política: potencialidades y límites |url=http://www.revistatrama.cl/2017/10/09/el-populismo-de-izquierda-como-practica-politica-potencialidades-y-limites/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092514/http://www.revistatrama.cl/2017/10/09/el-populismo-de-izquierda-como-practica-politica-potencialidades-y-limites/ |archive-date=March 13, 2018 |work=Revista Trama}}{{Cite web |date=2017-01-12 |title=Ese extraño animal llamado populismo - Fundación para el Progreso |url=https://fppchile.org/ese-extrano-animal-llamado-populismo/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=Gómez |first=Pavel |date=2018-04-01 |title=Pistas para entender si el populismo amenaza a Chile |url=https://pavelgomez.com/pistas-para-entender-si-el-populismo-amenaza-a-chile/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |language=es}} due to the fact that the coalition was built off of existing popular movements (such as the 2011 student movement).{{Cite web |date=2017-10-21 |title=Frente Amplio asegura que programa de gobierno de Sánchez responde con "responsabilidad" a las necesidades del país |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2017/10/21/880177/Frente-Amplio-y-Programa-de-Gobierno-de-Beatriz-Sanchez.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Emol |language=Spanish}}{{Cite web |date=2017-11-03 |title=Sánchez presenta propuestas de educación superior: Fin del CAE y fortalecimiento del rol público |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2017/11/03/881898/Sanchez-presenta-propuestas-de-educacion-superior-hay-un-rol-fundamental-de-la-educacion-estatal-y-por-eso-queremos-fortalecerla.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Emol |language=Spanish}}{{Cite web |date=2017-08-24 |title=Beatriz Sánchez margina a las AFP de su propuesta de pensiones |url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2017/08/24/beatriz-sanchez-margina-a-las-afp-de-su-propuesta-de-pensiones/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=El Mostrador |language=es}}

Although it has the same name as the center-left coalition from Uruguay, political analysts tend to see the Broad Front as more similar to the Spanish left-wing populist party Podemos.{{Cite news|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2017/05/19/859007/Podemos-o-Uruguay-Expertos-analizan-el-origen-de-la-inspiracion-del-Frente-Amplio.html|title=¿Podemos o Uruguay?: Expertos analizan el origen de "la inspiración" del Frente Amplio |date=2017-05-19|work=Emol|access-date=2017-09-15|language=es-LA}} 2017 presidential primary candidate Alberto Mayol highlighted the fact that a clear "leftist tradition" exists in most of the coalition members.{{Cite web|url=http://radio.uchile.cl/2017/04/05/alberto-mayol-hay-partidos-que-tienen-que-entender-que-son-satelites-dentro-de-una-coalicion-de-izquierda/|title=Alberto Mayol: "No podemos renegar que somos una coalición de izquierda" « Diario y Radio Uchile|website=radio.uchile.cl|language=es-ES|access-date=2017-09-15}}

Since Gabriel Boric won the 2021 general election, the president and his party have taken more centrist positions and moderated on numerous issues.{{Cite web |last=swissinfo.ch |first=S. W. I. |date=2022-09-06 |title=Boric se desprende de dos de sus ministros más cercanos y modera su gabinete |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/boric-se-desprende-de-dos-de-sus-ministros-m%C3%A1s-cercanos-y-modera-su-gabinete/47880618 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=es-ES}}

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On March 11, 2022, the FA became part of the ruling alliance, with Gabriel Boric as the president. The first cabinet of ministers appointed by President Boric had a large presence of the bloc in eight portfolios, among them the General Secretariat of the Presidency, with Giorgio Jackson (RD); and in Women and Gender Equity, with Antonia Orellana (CS), both belonging to La Moneda's political committee.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-21 |title=El criterio del Presidente Boric para elegir su comité político |url=https://www.pauta.cl/actualidad/2022/01/21/comite-politico-boric-amistad-jackson-izkia-vallejo-marcel-orellana.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Radio Pauta 100.5 |language=es}}

On October 5, 2023, the Broad Front began the process of merging its member parties to form a single political collective.{{Cite web |last=Basulto |first=Alejandro |date=2023-10-03 |title=A 35 años desde que el «No» salió victorioso: Frente Amplio hará oficial el proceso para crear un partido único el 5 de octubre |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/politica/2023/10/03/frente-amplio-iniciara-proceso-de-creacion-de-partido-unico-el-5-de-octubre.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=ADN Radio |language=es}} RD and CS called for a referendum on March 9 and 10, where the members were consulted on their approval or rejection of the merger. A little more than 10 thousand people participated in the process, 16% of the militancy of the two formations registered to the electoral service, and voted in favor of the merger by more than 80%.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=Con la participación de diez mil militantes: CS y RD aprueban unificación bajo el nombre de "Frente Amplio" |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2024/03/10/1124339/unificacion-cs-rd-frente-amplio.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Emol |language=Spanish}}{{Cite web |last1=Vatel |first1=Alonso |first2=Pedro |last2=Rosas |first3=Cristóbal |last3=Fuentes |date=2024-03-11 |title=El llamado de Boric no bastó: Solo un 16% del FA participó en el plebiscito por la fusión |url=https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-pm/noticia/el-llamado-de-boric-no-basto-solo-un-16-del-fa-participo-en-el-plebiscito-por-la-fusion/PIPWIU7OXZDBZCUVUULFB5VLTQ/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=La Tercera}} Comunes did not participate in the consultation due to the dissolution process it was facing at that time before the Court of Appeals. With the merger, the single party of the FA will be the group with the most members in Chile, with 62 thousand registered people.{{Cite web |first1=Cristóbal |last1=Fuentes |first2=Juan Manuel |last2=Ojeda |date=2024-03-11 |title=RD y CS aprueban su fusión y Frente Amplio se proyecta como el partido con más militantes en Chile |url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/rd-y-cs-aprueban-su-fusion-y-frente-amplio-se-proyecta-como-el-partido-con-mas-militantes-en-chile/2OMEBO7YABEKBI6CXZ3FEPSPDA/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=La Tercera}}

The deed of incorporation of the merger of CS and RD was signed on 19 April 2024, and on May 13 of the same year, Servel ordered the publication of the extract of said document, initiating the formal process of creation of the new party. On July 1, Servel confirmed the merger between CS and RD and the constitution of the new Broad Front party.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-29 |title=Convergencia Social baja el telón a horas de concretar fusión del Frente Amplio |url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/2024/06/29/convergencia-social-baja-el-telon-a-horas-de-concretar-fusion-del-frente-amplio/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=El Mostrador |language=es}}

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