Social Convergence

The Social Convergence (Spanish: Convergencia Social, CS) is a left-wing political party in Chile. Founded by current Chilean president Gabriel Boric, it is now led by Diego Ibáñez.^[12]

Social Convergence Convergencia Social
Abbreviation	CS
Leader	Gabriel Boric
President	Diego Ibáñez
Secretary-General	Javiera Menay
Vice President	Francisca Perales
Founded	11 November 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-11)
Legalized	9 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-09)
Merger of	Autonomist Movement Socialism and Liberty New Democracy Libertarian Left (before 2019)
Headquarters	Almirante Riveros 062, Providencia, Santiago
Think tank	Fundación Decide[1] Fundación Crea[2]
Student wing	CS Student Front Secondary CS
Women's wing	CS Feminist Front
Membership (2021)	36,119[3]
Ideology	Libertarian socialism[4] Progressivism[5][6] Anti-neoliberalism[7] Autonomism[8]
Political position	Left-wing[9][10]
National affiliation	Broad Front (2018–present) Apruebo Dignidad (2021–2023)
International affiliation	Progressive International[11]
Colours	Cyan   Purple   Light red
Slogan	"Decide Involucrarte" ("Decide to Get Involved")
Chamber of Deputies	10 / 155
Senate	0 / 50
Constitutional Council	4 / 51
Website
convergenciasocial.cl
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It was co-founded in 2018 by the Autonomist Movement (MA), Libertarian Left (IL) (a part of the movement left the party in 2019), Socialism and Freedom (SOL) and New Democracy (ND). It is part of the leftist coalition Broad Front.^[8] In mid-2019, members of the movement began their process to register as a legally constituted political party.^[13]

Social Convergence experienced an internal crisis in 2019, after a large number of militants resigned from the party, due to the initial rejection of Gabriel Boric's participation in the agreement made by the congress to create a new constitution, initiated due to the 2019 Chilean protests. Arguing that the agreement did not seem to them to be a sufficient response to the protests.^[14][15] However, after the changes that the agreement underwent (gender parity, indigenous seats, etc.), these members ended up supporting the agreement, but did not remain part of the party.^[16][17]