People's Party (Chile)

People's Party Partido Popular
President	Juan Pablo Sanhueza Tortella
General Secretary	Felipe Espinosa Alarcón
Founded	19 December 2022 (2022-12-19)
Registered	3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)
Split from	Comunes
Headquarters	Avenida Sucre 2790, Ñuñoa
Ideology	Socialism Feminism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Purple
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 155
Senate	0 / 43
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The People's Party (Spanish: Partido Popular; Popular) is a left-wing Chilean political party.^[1] It was founded by former members of Comunes, a party that belonged to the progressive Broad Front coalition.^[2]

The party was founded in December 2022 and was legalized by the Electoral Service in October 2023.^[3] Despite declaring itself left-wing, the movement is not part of Gabriel Boric's government.^[4]

References

1. "Popular: el partido en formación que disputará los votos de izquierda en Antofagasta en las elecciones del 2024". Timeline.cl (in Spanish). 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
2. "Cómo el séquito de Karina Oliva se reinventó en un nuevo partido y Comunes apuesta a revitalizarse". La Tercera (in Spanish). 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
3. "Acoge inscripción del Partido Popular en regiones Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá y Antofagasta" (PDF). Servicio Electoral de Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
4. "La procesión de Daniel Jadue y Karina Oliva a la marcha de La Cámpora (y los coqueteos con el nuevo Partido Popular)". La Tercera (in Spanish). 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-10-04.