Alianza (Chile)

Not to be confused with Chile Vamos, the coalition that dissoluted, de facto, the Alianza.

Alliance Alianza
Leader	Hernán Larrain (UDI) Cristián Monckeberg (RN)
Founded	10 August 1989
Dissolved	29 January 2015 (creation of Chile Vamos)
Headquarters	Santiago de Chile
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
International affiliation	International Democrat Union

The Alianza (Alliance), previously known as Alianza por Chile (Alliance for Chile), was a coalition of right-wing Chilean political parties. The Alianza was replaced between 2009 and 2012 by the Coalition for Change. After the 2012 municipal elections, the coalition returned to its original name.

It included the National Renewal (Renovación Nacional, RN) and the Independent Democratic Union (Unión Democrática Independiente, UDI). In the past it has included the National Party, the regional Southern Party (Partido del Sur) and the Union of the Centrist Center (Unión de Centro Centro, UCC), all of which are now defunct.

Major leaders of the Alianza have included Jovino Novoa (UDI), Pablo Longueira (UDI), Jaime Guzmán (UDI), Joaquín Lavín (UDI), Sebastián Piñera (RN), Lily Pérez (RN), Andrés Allamand (RN), Sergio Onofre Jarpa (RN), and Sergio Romero (RN).

Member parties

The Alianza por Chile has had several names through its history:

Spanish Name	English Name	Year	Members
Democracia y Progreso	Democracy and Progress	1989-1992	Independent Democratic Union National Renewal
Participación y Progreso	Participation and Progress	1992-1993	Independent Democratic Union National Party National Renewal
Unión por el Progreso de Chile	Union for the Progress of Chile	1993-1996	Independent Democratic Union National Party National Renewal Union of the Centrist Center Southern Party
Unión por Chile	Union for Chile	1996-2000	Independent Democratic Union National Renewal Southern Party
Alianza por Chile	Alliance for Chile	2000-2004	Independent Democratic Union National Renewal
Alianza	Alliance	2004-2009
Coalición por el Cambio	Coalition for Change	2009-2012	ChileFirst Independent Democratic Union National Renewal
Coalición	Coalition	2012-2013	Independent Democratic Union National Renewal
Alianza	Alliance	2013-2015

Electoral results

Senate election

Year	Designation	% votes	Seats
1989	Democracy and Progress	34,85%	16 of 38
1993	Union for the Progress	37,32%	9 of 18
1997	Union for Chile	36,64%	9 of 18
2001	Alliance for Chile	44,03%	9 of 18
2005	Alliance for Chile	37,25%	8 of 18

Chamber of Deputies election

Year	Designation	% votes	Seats	% seats
1989	Democracy and Progress	34.18	48 of 120	40.00
1993	Union for the Progress	36.68	50 of 120	41.66
1997	Union for Chile	36.26	47 of 120	39.16
2001	Alliance for Chile	44.27	57 of 120	47.50
2005	Alliance for Chile	38.72	54 of 120	45.00

Municipal election

Year	Designation	% votes
1992	Participation and Progress	29.67
1996	Union for Chile	32.47
2000	Union for Chile	40.09
2004	Alliance for Chile	38.72 (mayors) 37.68 (councilmen)
2008	Alliance	40.56 (mayors) 35.99 (councilmen)

Electoral symbols

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  Alliance for Chile/Alliance (2001, 2005, 2013)

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  Coalition for Change (2009)

See also

• List of political parties in Chile