Alliance (Chile)

Alliance
Alianza
Founded10 August 1989
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union
Senate
24 / 50
Chamber of Deputies
53 / 155
Constitutional Convention
37 / 154
Mayors
144 / 345

The Alliance (Spanish: Alianza), previously known as Alliance for Chile (Spanish: Alianza por Chile), is a coalition of centre-right to right-wing Chilean political parties. The Alliance was replaced between 2009 and 2012 by the Coalition for Change and since 2015 by Chile Vamos.

It includes the National Renewal (Renovación Nacional, RN), the Independent Democratic Union (Unión Democrática Independiente, UDI) and since 2015 Political Evolution (Evolución Política, Evópoli). In the past it has included the National Party, the regional Party of the South (Partido del Sur) and the Union of the Centrist Center (Unión de Centro Centro, UCC), all of which are now defunct.

Major leaders of the Alliance have included Jovino Novoa (UDI), Pablo Longueira (UDI), Jaime Guzmán (UDI), Joaquín Lavín (UDI), Sebastián Piñera (RN), Lily Pérez (RN), Andrés Allamand (RN), Sergio Onofre Jarpa (RN), Sebastián Sichel, and Sergio Romero (RN).

Member parties

The Alliance has had several names through its history:

Spanish Name English Name Year Members
Democracia y Progreso Democracy and Progress 1989-1992 Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Participación y Progreso Participation and Progress 1992-1993 Independent Democratic Union
National Party
National Renewal
Unión por el Progreso de Chile Union for the Progress of Chile 1993-1996 Independent Democratic Union
National Party
National Renewal
Union of the Centrist Center
Party of the South
Unión por Chile Union for Chile 1996-2000 Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Party of the South
Alianza por Chile Alliance for Chile 2000-2004 Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Alianza Alliance 2004-2009
Coalición por el Cambio Coalition for Change 2009-2012 ChileFirst
Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Coalición Coalition 2012-2013 Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Alianza Alliance 2013-2015
Chile Vamos Let's go Chile 2016–2021 Independent Democratic Union
Independent Regionalist Party
National Renewal
Political Evolution
Vamos por Chile Let's go for Chile 2021 Democratic Independent Regionalist Party
Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Political Evolution
Republican Party
Chile Podemos Más Chile we can more 2021–2023 Democratic Independent Regionalist Party
Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Political Evolution
Chile Seguro Safe Chile 2023 Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Political Evolution

Electoral results

Senate election
Year Designation % votes Seats
1989 Democracy and Progress 34.85
16 / 38
1993 Union for the Progress 37.32
9 / 18
1997 Union for Chile 36.64
9 / 20
2001 Alliance for Chile 44.03
9 / 18
2005 Alliance for Chile 37.25
8 / 20
2009 Coalition for Change 45.19
9 / 18
2013 Alliance 38.05
7 / 20
2017 Let's go Chile 37.71
12 / 23
2021 Chile we can more 27.86
12 / 27
Chamber of Deputies election
Year Designation % votes Seats % seats
1989 Democracy and Progress 34.18
48 / 120
40.00%
1993 Union for the Progress 36.68
50 / 120
41.66%
1997 Union for Chile 36.26
47 / 120
39.16%
2001 Alliance for Chile 44.27
57 / 120
47.50%
2005 Alliance for Chile 38.72
54 / 120
45.00%
2009 Coalition for Change 43.44
58 / 120
48.33%
2013 Alliance 36.23
49 / 120
40.83%
2017 Let's go Chile 38.68
72 / 155
46.45%
2021 Chile we can more 25.43
53 / 155
34.19%
Constitutional Convention election
Year Designation % votes Seats
2021 Let's go for Chile 20.56
37 / 138
2023 Safe Chile 21.07
11 / 50
Municipal election
Year Designation % votes
1992 Participation and Progress 29.67
1996 Union for Chile 32.47
2000 Union for Chile 40.09
2004 Alliance for Chile 38.72 (mayors)
37.68 (councilmen)
2008 Alliance 40.56 (mayors)
35.99 (councilmen)
2012 Coalition 37.47 (mayors)
32.94 (councilmen)
2016 Let's go for Chile 38.47 (mayors)
40.62 (councilmen)
Gubernatorial election
Year Designation % votes
2021 Let's go Chile 19.60
Presidential election
Election year Candidate 1st Round 2nd Round Results
# Votes % Votes # Votes % Votes
1989 Hernán Büchi 2,052,116 29.4% — Lost
1993 Arturo Alessandri Besa 1,703,408 24.2% — Lost
1999–2000 Joaquín Lavín 3,352,192 47.5% 3,495,569 48.7% Lost
2005–2006 Sebastián Piñera 1,763,694 25.4% 3,236,394 46.5% Lost
2009–2010 Sebastián Piñera 3,074,164 44.1% 3,591,182 51.6% Won
2013 Evelyn Matthei 1,648,481 25.1% 2,111,891 37.8% Lost
2017 Sebastián Piñera 2,418,540 36.6% 3,796,918 54.5% Won
2021 Sebastián Sichel 898,510 12.7% — Lost

Electoral symbols

  • Union for the Progress of Chile (1993)
    Union for the Progress of Chile (1993)
  • Alliance for Chile/Alliance (2001, 2005, 2013)
    Alliance for Chile/Alliance (2001, 2005, 2013)
  • Coalition for Change (2009)
    Coalition for Change (2009)
  • Let's go Chile (2017)
    Let's go Chile (2017)
  • Let's go for Chile (2021)
    Let's go for Chile (2021)
  • Chile we can more (2021)
    Chile we can more (2021)

See also