Democratic Revolution
{{short description|Political party in Chile}}
{{Infobox political party
| country = Chile
| name = Democratic Revolution
| native_name = Revolución Democrática
| logo = Logo of the Democratic Revolution.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| colorcode = {{party color|Democratic Revolution}}
| president = Juan Ignacio Latorre
| secretary_general = Sebastián Depolo
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=y|2012|01|07}}
| registered = 22 June 2016
| membership_year =
| dissolved = {{Start date|2024|7|1|df=y}}
| merged = Broad Front
| membership =
| ideology = Participatory democracy
Democratic socialism{{cite web|url=https://santandertrade.com/en/portal/analyse-markets/chile/economic-political-outline |title=Economic and political outline Chile |publisher=Santandertrade.com |date= |accessdate=2022-04-15}}
Social democracy{{cite web|url=https://ellibero.cl/actualidad/kenneth-bunker-rd-esta-practicamente-varado-y-sin-el-capitan-jackson-en-el-timon-es-un-barco-a-la-deriva/|title=Kenneth Bunker: "RD está prácticamente varado y sin el capitán Jackson en el timón, es un barco a la deriva"|first=El|last=Líbero|website=El Líbero|date=19 February 2021 }}
Anti-capitalism[https://www.portaltransparencia.cl/PortalPdT/documents/10179/62801/2015_10+Definiciones+Ideol%C3%B3gicas.pdf/dcb8ad6f-3cd2-4d02-85fb-9e98e6e8a534?version=1.0 Definiciones Ideológicas Octubre de 2015, P.10]
| position = {{nowrap|Centre-left{{cite news|url=https://www.ex-ante.cl/carta-de-pablo-vidal-militantes-de-revolucion-democratica-tras-su-renuncia/|title=Carta de Pablo Vidal a militantes de Revolución Democrática tras su renuncia | Ex-Ante|date=December 3, 2020|website=Ex-Ante}}{{cite web|url=https://www.senado.cl/appsenado/index.php?mo=transparencia&ac=doctoInformeAsesoria&id=5328|title=Antecedente Histórico-Ideológico, su Ubicación y Adhesión por parte de los partidos Políticos Chilenos|access-date=2023-08-15|lang=es|format=docx|date=2017-02-27}} to left-wing}}
| national = Broad Front
Apruebo Dignidad
| wing1_title =
| wing1 =
| headquarters = Avenida Francisco Bilbao 299, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
| youth_wing =
| affiliation1_title = Regional affiliation
| affiliation1 =
| colours =
| flag =
| website = [http://revoluciondemocratica.cl/ www.revoluciondemocratica.cl]
}}
{{Expand Spanish|Revolución Democrática|topic=gov|date=July 2022}}
Democratic Revolution ({{Langx|es|Revolución Democrática}}) was a Chilean centre-left to 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 were based on advocating for participative democracy and the overcoming of neoliberalism in Chile.
History
{{Update|section|date=July 2022}}
The movement was founded on January 7, 2012,{{cite web |url=http://www.pulso.cl/noticia/actualidad-politica/politica/2012/01/5-1444-9-revolucion-democratica-el-movimiento-de-jackson-y-compania-que-mira-a-las.shtml |title=Revolución Democrática: el movimiento de Jackson y compañía que mira a las elecciones |work=Pulso |date=6 January 2012 |access-date=21 August 2016 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216053758/http://www.pulso.cl/noticia/actualidad-politica/politica/2012/01/5-1444-9-revolucion-democratica-el-movimiento-de-jackson-y-compania-que-mira-a-las.shtml |archive-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.eldinamo.cl/pais/2013/11/20/la-discusion-tras-el-llamado-a-votar-por-michelle-bachelet-que-hoy-definio-rd/ |title=La discusión tras el llamado a votar por Michelle Bachelet que definió Revolución Democrática|work=El Dínamo |date=20 November 2013 |access-date=21 August 2016 |language=es}} The same year, the movement elected their first Executive Committee, 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.{{cite web|url=http://cdn.servicioelectoral.cl/contenido/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160628RO_0253_ACOGE_SOLICITUD_DE_INSCRIPCION_REVOLUCION_II_IV_XI_Y_RM_Y_RECHAZA_III.pdf |title=«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 |work=Servicio Electoral de Chile |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=21 August 2016 |language=es |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628203539/http://cdn.servicioelectoral.cl/contenido/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160628RO_0253_ACOGE_SOLICITUD_DE_INSCRIPCION_REVOLUCION_II_IV_XI_Y_RM_Y_RECHAZA_III.pdf |archive-date=28 June 2016 }} Being an official party, they presented candidates for the Municipal election of 2016, most notably candidates for mayor in Antofagasta, La Serena, Taltal, among other towns, electing 9 members of Municipal Councils.
Since 2018, the party has 7 deputies in the Chilean parliament and a senator.
In June 2023 prosecutors began an investigation on various party members and a non-governmental organization linked to the party to clarify whether there has been influence peddling, conflict of interest, embezzlement and misuse of funds in the Democracia Viva case.{{Cite news |title=Caso Democracia Viva: PDI allana seremi de Antofagasta y sede en Ñuñoa de la fundación |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-metropolitana/2023/06/23/caso-democracia-viva-fiscalia-allana-seremi-de-antofagasta-y-sede-en-nunoa-de-la-fundacion.shtml |last=Vera |first=Diego |date=2023-06-23 |work=Radio Bío-Bío |language=Spanish}}{{Cite news |title=PDI llega a departamento en Ñuñoa donde se constituyó Democracia Viva, la fundación que enredó a RD y a La Moneda |url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/politica/ex-ante/pdi-llega-departamento-nunoa-donde-se-constituyo-democracia-viva-fundacion-enre-23-6-2023 |last=Ex-Ante |date=2023-06-23 |access-date=2023-06-25 |work=Teletrece}} Democratic Revolution deputy Catalina Pérez, who have been implicated in the case, declared to put her membership in the party "on-hold".{{Cite news |title=Catalina Pérez a la directiva RD por caso Democracia Viva: "Vendrán otros momentos igual o más duros para los que deberemos estar más y mejor preparados" |url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/catalina-perez-a-la-directiva-rd-por-caso-democracia-viva-vendran-otros-momentos-igual-o-mas-duros-para-los-que-deberemos-estar-mas-y-mejor-preparados/X6KNPOIWABAQHFB7V3A5UT75EA/ |last=Latorre |first=Rocío |date=2023-06-23 |access-date=2023-06-25 |work=La Tercera |language=Spanish}}
Presidential candidates
The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by Democratic Revolution.
- 2017: Beatriz Sánchez (lost)
- 2021: Gabriel Boric (won)
References
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External links
- [https://www.revoluciondemocratica.cl Democratic Revolution] {{in lang|es}}
{{Chilean political parties}}
Category:2012 establishments in Chile
Category:Former member parties of the Frente Amplio (Chilean political coalition)
Category:Left-wing politics in Chile
Category:Political parties disestablished in 2024
Category:Political parties established in 2012