Chile Grande y Unido
Great and United Chile Chile Grande y Unido | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ChGU |
| Leader | Evelyn Matthei |
| Party presidents | Guillermo Ramírez (UDI) Rodrigo Galilea (RN) Juan Manuel Santa Cruz (Evópoli) Ximena Rincón (D) |
| Founded | 16 August 2025 |
| Preceded by | Chile Podemos Más |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Coalition members | Chile Vamos • UDI • RN • Evópoli Democrats |
| Colours | Blue, White and Red |
| Senate | 17 / 50 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 34 / 155 |
Chile Grande y Unido (lit. 'Great and United Chile') is a Chilean centre-right to right-wing electoral coalition founded by Chile Vamos member parties (UDI, RN, Evópoli) and the Democrats to compete the 2025 Chilean parliamentary election.[1][2] All the constituent parties of the coalition support the candidacy of Evelyn Matthei for the 2025 presidential election.[3]
History
In the lead-up to the 2025 Chilean general election, the traditional Chilean right-wing political parties, Independent Democratic Union (UDI), National Renewal (RN), and Political Evolution (Evópoli), attempted to form a single parliamentary pact for all movements in opposition to the government of Gabriel Boric.[4] The Republican Party of Chile participated in the negotiations, but subsequently rejected the invitation in favor of forming the Cambio por Chile alliance with the Christian Social Party and the National Libertarian Party.[5]
After negotiations with the Republican Party failed, Chile Vamos members reached out to movements formed by former members of the defunct Concertación coalition who supported the "Reject" option in the 2022 constitutional referendum.[6] Chile Vamos reached an agreement with the Democrats and formalized the creation of a list called Chile Grande y Unido (Great and United Chile).[7] The list was registered in the Electoral Service (Servel) on 16 August 2025, at the same time as the registration of Evelyn Matthei's presidential candidacy.[3][8] Amarillos por Chile, another "Concertaciónist" party that supported Matthei, presented a parliamentary list separate from the coalition.[9]
Composition
The coalition is made up of the following parties:
| Coalition | Party | Abbr. | President | Ideology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile Vamos | Independent Democratic Union Unión Demócrata Independiente |
UDI | Guillermo Ramírez | Conservatism Christian right Economic liberalism | |||||||
| National Renewal Renovación Nacional |
RN | Rodrigo Galilea | Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism | ||||||||
| Political Evolution Evolución Política |
Evópoli | Juan Manuel Santa Cruz | Classic liberalism Economic liberalism Conservative liberalism | ||||||||
| Democrats Party of Chile Partido Demócratas Chile |
D | Ximena Rincón | Moderate conservatism Christian democracy Christian humanism | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Cinco pactos parlamentarios se inscribieron para las elecciones de noviembre". Radio Universidad de Chile. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Chile Vamos y Demócratas oficializan pacto parlamentario". Radio Universidad de Chile. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ a b Díaz, Joaquín (2025-08-16). "Evelyn Matthei inscribe candidatura presidencial en el Servel y presenta pacto parlamentario "Chile Grande y Unido"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ Rosas, Pedro (2025-07-11). "Presidentes de la UDI y RN refuerzan emplazamiento a republicanos por lista única parlamentaria". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ "Republicanos, PSC y PNL inscriben pacto "Cambio por Chile", descartando lista única con Chile Vamos". BioBioChile. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Los sigilosos pasos de Chile Vamos para ampliar la coalición al centro e incluir a Demócratas y Amarillos". El Dínamo. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ ""Chile grande y unido": Chile Vamos y Demócratas oficializan pacto y Matthei inscribe candidatura". Emol. 2025-08-16. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ "Matthei inscribe candidatura y pacto electoral entre Chile Vamos y Demócratas ante el Servel". BioBioChile. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Carvajal, Shelmmy (2025-07-09). "Jouannet (Amarillos) confirma que competirán sin pacto en parlamentarias y aborda posibilidad de quedar fuera del Congreso". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-12.