Progressive Party (Chile)
The Progressive Party (Spanish: Partido Progresista, PRO) was a political party in Chile. It was founded in 2010 by former Socialist deputy and presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami. It is the political successor of the coalition New Majority for Chile.
Progressive Party Partido Progresista | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PRO |
| Leader | Marco Enriquez-Ominami |
| President | Camilo Lagos |
| Founder | Marco Enriquez-Ominami |
| Founded | 10 May 2010 |
| Legalised | 15 April 2011 |
| Dissolved | 3 February 2022 |
| Split from | Socialist Party |
| Succeeded by | Progressive Homeland |
| Youth wing | Progressive Youth (JPRO) |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Progressivism Environmentalism Feminism Left-wing populism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Formerly: Constituent Unity (2020-2021) Unity for Change (2019-2020) |
| Colours | Red and Blue |
| Website | |
| http://www.losprogresistas.cl/ | |
The political party was composed of Enriquez-Ominami supporters in the presidential campaign of 2009, former members of the Concertación, and other leftist political movements. After a process of collecting signatures, I was enrolled in some regions.
The party saw minimal success, only winning a maximum of two seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
It lost registration after failing to gain at least 5% of the popular vote in the 2021 parliamentary elections.
The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Progressive Party. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).