Social Convergence

{{short description|Chilean political party}}

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{{Infobox political party

| country = Chile

| name = Social Convergence

| native_name = Convergencia Social

| colorcode = {{party color|Social Convergence}}

| logo = Logo of the Social Convergence.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| leader = Gabriel Boric

| president = Diego Ibáñez

| secretary_general = Javiera Menay

| leader1_title = Vice President

| leader1_name = Francisca Perales

| abbreviation = CS

| foundation = {{Start date and age|2018|11|11|df=y}}

| legalized = {{Start date and age|2020|3|9|df=y}}

| merger = {{ublist

| Autonomist Movement

| Socialism and Liberty

| New Democracy

| Libertarian Left (before 2019)

}}

| merged = Broad Front

| ideology = {{ublist

| Libertarian socialism{{cite web|url=https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/partidos_politicos/wiki/Partido_Convergencia_Social/|title=Partidos, movimientos y coaliciones: Partido Convergencia Social|publisher=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile}}

| Progressivism{{Cite web|url=https://www.ambito.com/mundo/chile/el-pinochetista-kast-y-el-progresista-boric-definiran-la-presidencia-el-19-diciembre-elecciones-n5321694|title = El pinochetista Kast y el progresista Boric definirán la presidencia el 19 de diciembre elecciones en Chile}}{{cite web|url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/explainer-whos-who-chiles-2021-presidential-race|title=Explainer: Who's Who in Chile's 2021 Presidential Race|date=16 September 2021|first1=Holly K.|last1=Sonneland|first2=Hope|last2=Wilkinson|publisher=Americas Society Council of the Americas}}

| Anti-neoliberalism{{cite news|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/socialist-gabriel-boric-elected-chiles-youngest-ever-president-highest-ever-vote-tally |title=Socialist Gabriel Boric elected Chile's youngest ever president with highest ever vote tally |work=Morning Star |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=31 December 2021}}

| Autonomism

}}

| position = Left-wing{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/11/23/jose-antonio-kast-a-far-right-figure-could-lead-chile|title = José Antonio Kast, a far-right figure, could lead Chile|newspaper = The Economist|date = 23 November 2021}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-59371614|title = Hay una disputa de época entre Kast, que pretende no cambiar nada, versus Boric, que pretende cambiarlo todo|newspaper = BBC News Mundo}}

| headquarters = Almirante Riveros 062, Providencia, Santiago

| youth_wing =

| newspaper =

| international = Progressive International{{cite web |title=Convergencia Social |url=https://progressive.international/members/3fcfa96b-b92d-4afa-abf7-a139406b3773-convergencia-social/en |website=Progressive International |access-date=5 March 2021 |language=en}}

| dissolved = {{Start date and age|2024|7|1|df=y}}

| colours = {{ubl|{{color box|#0FC0C8|border=darkgray}} Cyan|{{color box|#5E0556|border=darkgray}} Purple|{{color box|{{party color|Social Convergence}}|border=darkgray}} Light red}}

| national = {{ubl|Broad Front (2018–2024)|{{lang|es|Apruebo Dignidad|italic=no}} (2021–2023)}}

| website = {{URL|https://convergenciasocial.cl/}}

| think_tank = {{ubl|Fundación Decide{{cite book|url=https://obtienearchivo.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=repositorio/10221/27884/2/Regulacion_a_los_think_tanks_de_partidos_politicos_en_Chile__revBH.pdf|title= Regulación a los think tanks de partidos políticos en Chile|date=October 2019|publisher=Library of the National Congress of Chile|language=es}}|Fundación CreaMayol, Alberto; Cabrera, Andrés (1 december 2017). «El Frente Amplio como exomundo». Frente Amplio en el momento cero. Catalonia. p. 51.}}

| student_wing = {{ubl|CS Student Front|Secondary CS}}

| womens_wing = CS Feminist Front

| membership_year = 2021

| membership = 36,119{{cite web|url=https://www.servel.cl/estadisticas-de-afiliados-a-partidos-politicos/|title=Total afiliados actualizados por partidos políticos|publisher=Electoral Service of Chile|date=2021|access-date=20 July 2021|archive-date=19 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219232655/https://www.servel.cl/estadisticas-de-afiliados-a-partidos-politicos/|url-status=dead}}

| slogan = "Decide Involucrarte"
("Decide to Get Involved")

}}

The Social Convergence ({{Langx|es|Convergencia Social}}, CS) was a left-wing political party in Chile. Founded by current Chilean president Gabriel Boric, it is now led by Diego Ibáñez.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-17|title=Convergencia Social proclama a Gabriel Boric como su candidato presidencial|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2021/03/17/convergencia-social-concreta-proclamacion-de-gabriel-boric-como-su-candidato-presidencial.shtml|access-date=2022-01-24|website=BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile|language=es}}

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 was part of the leftist coalition Broad Front.{{cite web |url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/mov-autonomista-fija-cronograma-partido/328168/ |title=Movimiento Autonomista tendrá Congreso para evaluar fusión con otros grupos del FA |publisher=21 January 2018 |author=La Tercera |date=24 September 2018 |accessdate=4 July 2020|language=es}} In mid-2019, members of the movement began their process to register as a legally constituted political party.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/nuevo-partido-fa-convergencia-social-legalizacion-servel_20190531/ |title=Nuevo partido del FA: Convergencia Social inició proceso de legalización en el Servel |publisher=CNN Chile |date=31 May 2019 |accessdate=4 July 2020|language=es}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Mostrador |first=El |date=2019-11-16 |title=Masiva renuncia a Convergencia Social: Jorge Sharp y otros 72 militantes dejan el partido |url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2019/11/15/masiva-renuncia-a-convergencia-social-jorge-sharp-y-otros-72-militantes-dejan-el-partido/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=El Mostrador |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=Chile |first=C. N. N. |title=Crisis en el FA: Jorge Sharp renuncia a Convergencia Social |url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/crisis-fa-jorge-sharp-renuncia-convergencia-social_20191115/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=CNN Chile |language=es}} 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.{{Cite web |last=admin |first=Por |title=Se incorporan al comando Apruebo Chile Digno nuevas organizaciones políticas |url=https://pcchile.cl/2020/09/20/se-incorporan-al-comando-apruebo-chile-digno-nuevas-organizaciones-politicas/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=PC CHILE |date=20 September 2020 |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Alcalde Sharp dice que el Apruebo es la única opción democrática |url=https://www.eldinamo.cl/politica/Alcalde-Sharp-dice-que-el-Apruebo-es-la-unica-opcion-democratica-20220716-0003.html |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=EL DÍNAMO |date=16 July 2022 |language=es}}

In July 2024 the party merged into the Broad Front party, which is a successor of the Broad Front coalition.