The Christian Social Front (Spanish: Frente Social Cristiano, FSC) was a Chilean far-right electoral coalition formally created on August 6, 2021, between the Republican Party and the Christian Conservative Party for the 2021 general elections.[4]
Christian Social Front Frente Social Cristiano | |
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| Abbreviation | FSC |
| Leader | José Antonio Kast |
| Founders | José Antonio Kast Antaris Varela |
| Founded | 6 August 2021[1] |
| Dissolved | 3 February 2022 |
| Ideology | National conservatism Economic liberalism Christian right Anti-communism |
| Political position | Far-right[2][3] |
| Coalition members | Republican Party Christian Conservative Party |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Constitutional Convention | 4 / 155 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 15 / 155 |
| Senate | 1 / 43 |
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History
editBackground
editOn January 11, 2021, the Republican Party, together with Chile Vamos, registered a list called "Vamos por Chile" for the Constitutional Convention election, thus being the only right-wing list versus several left-wing lists.[5] This partnership has generated an impact within the same coalition, especially the candidate to conventional district 10 Teresa Marinovic (entering as a separate quota of National Renewal), which according to people of National Renewal and Political Evolution, his name did not appear in any of the thirteen candidates that the Republican Party filed in the general councils of each group.[6][7]
The controversy deepened when his partner list Sylvia Eyzaguirre presented his resignation to his candidacy as a constituent of the president of National Renewal Rafael Prohens, arguing that it does not meet the conditions specified at the time of agreeing to be a candidate —alluding to Marinovic was not considered in the list at that time— and that he did not want to compete on the same list with someone who had values contrary to those of her.[8][6] However, his resignation required the signature of all the presidents of the parties that made up Vamos por Chile so his name would appear in the same way on the ballot and he decided to campaign in the same way.[9]
Registration
editAfter the results obtained in the mega elections of May 2021, José Antonio Kast discarded the idea of making a presidential primary together with Chile Vamos while several of the ruling party discussed whether the incorporation of the Republican Party harmed them more than favoring them and whether it was prudent to continue with the pact called "Vamos por Chile" in presidential primaries and in the parliamentary elections.[10][11][12]
Finally, on 6 August 2021, the Christian Conservative Party together with the Republican Party and independents registered with the Chilean Electoral Service as the coalition Christian Social Front for the parliamentary elections of November of that same year, while in the elections of regional councilors they will each go on an individual list.[4][13][1]
The coalition formally ceased to exist in February 2022 when the PCC did not reach enough votes to maintain its legality.[14]
Composition
editIt was made up of the following parties:
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Political position | Leader | ||
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Republican Party Partido Republicano |
PLR | Right-wing populism National conservatism |
Far-right | José Antonio Kast | |
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Christian Conservative Party Partido Conservador Cristiano |
PCC | Christian right National conservatism |
Antaris Varela | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Frente Social Cristiano, el nuevo pacto parlamentario conformado por el partido de José Antonio Kast para competir en elecciones". El Mostrador. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Chile's presidential runoff pits Pinochet supporter against left-leaning reformer. Here's what to know". The Washington Post. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Kast and Boric proceed to second round, as expected". eiu.com. The Economist Intelligence Unit. 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b Soto, Ximena (6 August 2021). "Partido de J. A. Kast firma pacto parlamentario y competirá con militantes e independientes en todo el país". La Tercera. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Román, Cecilia (8 January 2021). "De Kast a Kast: el Partido Republicano en un pacto electoral con Chile Vamos". pauta. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Chile Vamos, los republicanos y un pacto que cruje". pauta. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "José Antonio Kast enrostra a Chile Vamos "golazo" que les pasó con candidatura de Marinovic: "RN, UDI y Evópoli aceptaron el nombre y la lista está inscrita"". El Mostrador. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Jara, Alejandra (13 January 2021). "Sylvia Eyzaguirre renuncia a candidatura a constituyente por el distrito 10 tras polémica por inscripción de Teresa Marinovic". La Tercera. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ ""Tengo el deber de hacer campaña, dado que va a estar mi nombre en la papeleta"". CEP. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Vallejos, Leonardo (23 May 2021). "Chile Vamos se debate entre seguir o no en pacto con el Partido Republicano de cara a las próximas elecciones". Emol. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Soto, Ximena (18 July 2021). "J.A. Kast o la otra incógnita pendiente de la derecha: su partido dice que llega a noviembre "sí o sí"". La Tercera. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Valenzuela, Paula (2 August 2021). "Chile Vamos y el Partido Republicano mueven sus fichas para la batalla del emblemático distrito 11". T13. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Claro, Hernán (6 August 2021). "Partido Republicano inscribe pacto parlamentario Frente Social Cristiano". El Dínamo. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ T13. "Los 12 partidos que fueron disueltos por el Servel tras la última elección". www.t13.cl. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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