Communist Party of Chile
The Communist Party of Chile (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Chile) is a Chilean political party inspired by the thoughts of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. It was founded in 1922, as the continuation of the Socialist Workers Party. In 1932 it established its youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile (Juventudes Comunistas de Chile [abbr:JJ.CC]).
Partido Comunista de Chile | |
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| President | Guillermo Teillier |
| Chief of Deputies | Boris Barrera |
| Headquarters | Vicuña Mackenna 31 Santiago |
| Newspaper | El Siglo |
| Youth wing | Communist Youth of Chile |
| Membership (2023) | 46,031[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing[3] to far-left[4][5] |
| National affiliation | Chile Digno (since 2020) Apruebo Dignidad (since 2021) Formerly:
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| International affiliation | |
| Colours | |
| Chamber of Deputies | 12 / 155
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| Senate | 2 / 50
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| Party flag | |
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The PCCh was a member of "New Majority" (Spanish: Nueva Mayoría), a leftist coalition led by President of Chile Michelle Bachelet.
It holds 8 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
Leaders
| General Secretary | Tenure | President | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramón Sepúlveda Leal | 1922–? | Elijah Lafferte | 1956–1961 |
| Luis A. González | ?–? | Dissolved | 1961–2002 |
| Galvarino Gil | ?–? | Gladys Marín | 2002–2005 |
| Maclovio Galdames | ?–? | Guillermo Teillier | 2005–present |
| José Santos Zavala | ?–? | — | — |
| Isaias Iriarte | ?–1929 | — | — |
| Carlos Contreras Labarca | 1931–1946 | — | — |
| Ricardo Fonseca | 1946–1948 | — | — |
| Oyarzun Galo González | 1948–1958 | — | — |
| Luis Corvalán | 1958–1990 | — | — |
| Volodia Teitelboim | 1990–1994 | — | — |
| Gladys Marín | 1994–2002 | — | — |
| Guillermo Teillier | 2002–2005 | — | — |
| Lautaro Carmona | 2005–present | — | — |
Communist Party Of Chile Media
Luis Emilio Recabarren, Communist Party of Chile leader and founder (1912–1924)
Luis Corvalán, Secretary-General of the PCCh (1958–1990)
Related pages
References
- ↑ Total de afiliados a partidos políticos (in es). Servicio Electoral de Chile. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ↑ Córdoba, Andrea Aguilar (14 December 2020). "Izquierda radical y populista en Chile, ¿realidad o especulación de Piñera?" (in es). Anadolu Agency. https://www.aa.com.tr/es/mundo/izquierda-radical-y-populista-en-chile-realidad-o-especulaci%C3%B3n-de-pi%C3%B1era/2076441. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ Historia Política. bcn.cl (2020).
- ↑ Sanders, Philip (24 May 2021). "Communist Contender Vaults Atop New Poll of Chile's Presidential Race". Bloomberg News. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-24/communist-candidate-jadue-leads-chile-presidential-election-poll. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ Cristóbal Rovira: "El Partido Republicano no es de extrema derecha; es derecha populista radical" Revista Pauta. October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ↑ Communist and Workers' Parties (in en). IMCWP. Retrieved 16 February 2019.