Democrat Party (Chile)
Democrat Party Partido Demócrata | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1887 |
| Dissolved | 1941 |
| Split from | Radical Party |
| Merged into | Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile |
| Ideology | Social democracy Social liberalism Centrism |
| Political position | Centre-left to Centre-right Historical: Left-wing |
The Democrat Party (Partido Demócrata) of Chile was a Chilean political party created by a left-wing faction of the Radical Party in 1887. It was created to protect the working and middle class, but over the years it became a traditional political movement, with factions of centre-right and centre-left.
Luis Emilio Recabarren was active in the party until 1912, when he founded the Socialist Workers Party (POS), which later changed its name to the Communist Party.