Concertación
Also known as Concertacion
The Concertación, officially the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia (; ), was a coalition of center-left political parties in Chile, founded in 1988. Presidential candidates under its banner won every election from when military rule ended in 1990 until the conservative candidate Sebastián Piñera won the Chilean presidential election in 2010. In 2013 it was replaced by New Majority coalition.
Key facts
- Political party.country
- Chile
- Political party.name
- Concert of Parties for Democracy
- Political party.native_name
- Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia
- Political party.colorcode
- FF7F00
- Political party.logo
- Concertacion.svg
- Political party.headquarters
- Londres 57, Santiago de Chile
- Political party.position
- Majority: Centre-left
- Political party.successor
- New Majority
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- History
- The Socialist governments (2000–2010)
- Opposition to Piñera’s government and the creation of the Nueva Mayoría (2010–2013)
- Coalition presidents
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Concertación, officially the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia (; ), was a coalition of center-left political parties in Chile, founded in 1988. Presidential candidates under its banner won every election from when military rule ended in 1990 until the conservative candidate Sebastián Piñera won the Chilean presidential election in 2010. In 2013 it was replaced by New Majority coalition.
During its time in office, the Concertación presided over a notable expansion of spending on social programs together with a steady reduction in poverty in Chile.