Alliance (Chile)

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.

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

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 NameEnglish NameYearMembers
Democracia y ProgresoDemocracy and Progress1989-1992Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Participación y ProgresoParticipation and Progress1992-1993Independent Democratic Union
National Party
National Renewal
Unión por el Progreso de ChileUnion for the Progress of Chile1993-1996Independent Democratic Union
National Party
National Renewal
Union of the Centrist Center
Party of the South
Unión por ChileUnion for Chile1996-2000Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Party of the South
Alianza por ChileAlliance for Chile2000-2004Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
AlianzaAlliance2004-2009
Coalición por el CambioCoalition for Change2009-2012ChileFirst
Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
CoaliciónCoalition2012-2013Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
AlianzaAlliance2013-2015
Chile VamosLet's go Chile2016–2021Independent Democratic Union
Independent Regionalist Party
National Renewal
Political Evolution
Vamos por ChileLet's go for Chile2021Democratic Independent Regionalist Party
Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Political Evolution
Republican Party
Chile Podemos MásChile we can more2021–2023Democratic Independent Regionalist Party
Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Political Evolution
Chile Seguro Safe Chile2023Independent Democratic Union
National Renewal
Political Evolution

Electoral results

Senate election
YearDesignation% votesSeats
1989Democracy and Progress34.85
16 / 38
1993Union for the Progress37.32
9 / 18
1997Union for Chile36.64
9 / 20
2001Alliance for Chile44.03
9 / 18
2005Alliance for Chile37.25
8 / 20
2009Coalition for Change45.19
9 / 18
2013Alliance38.05
7 / 20
2017Let's go Chile37.71
12 / 23
2021Chile we can more27.86
12 / 27
Chamber of Deputies election
YearDesignation% votesSeats% seats
1989Democracy and Progress34.18
48 / 120
40.00%
1993Union for the Progress36.68
50 / 120
41.66%
1997Union for Chile36.26
47 / 120
39.16%
2001Alliance for Chile44.27
57 / 120
47.50%
2005Alliance for Chile38.72
54 / 120
45.00%
2009Coalition for Change43.44
58 / 120
48.33%
2013Alliance36.23
49 / 120
40.83%
2017Let's go Chile38.68
72 / 155
46.45%
2021Chile we can more25.43
53 / 155
34.19%
Constitutional Convention election
YearDesignation% votesSeats
2021Let's go for Chile20.56
37 / 138
2023Safe Chile21.07
11 / 50
Municipal election
YearDesignation% votes
1992Participation and Progress29.67
1996Union for Chile32.47
2000Union for Chile40.09
2004Alliance for Chile38.72 (mayors)
37.68 (councilmen)
2008Alliance40.56 (mayors)
35.99 (councilmen)
2012Coalition37.47 (mayors)
32.94 (councilmen)
2016Let's go for Chile38.47 (mayors)
40.62 (councilmen)
Gubernatorial election
YearDesignation% votes
2021Let's go Chile19.60
Presidential election
Election yearCandidate1st Round2nd RoundResults
# Votes% Votes# Votes% Votes
1989Hernán Büchi2,052,11629.4%Lost
1993Arturo Alessandri Besa1,703,40824.2%Lost
1999–2000Joaquín Lavín3,352,19247.5%3,495,56948.7%Lost
2005–2006Sebastián Piñera1,763,69425.4%3,236,39446.5%Lost
2009–2010Sebastián Piñera3,074,16444.1%3,591,18251.6%Won
2013Evelyn Matthei1,648,48125.1%2,111,89137.8%Lost
2017Sebastián Piñera2,418,54036.6%3,796,91854.5%Won
2021Sebastián Sichel898,51012.7%Lost

Electoral symbols

See also