Commons (Chilean political party)

Commons (Spanish: Comunes) is a Chilean left-wing political party, founded in 2019 by the merger between the Citizen Power party and the Left Autonomous (Izquierda Autónoma) movement.[2]

Commons

Comunes
PresidentJaviera Toro
FoundedJanuary 20, 2019
Merger ofCitizen Power and Left Autonomous
HeadquartersConcha y Toro 19, Santiago, Santiago, Chile
CoalitionBroad Front
Membership (2020)15.111 [1]
IdeologySocialism of the 21st century
Autonomism
Feminism
Political positionLeft-wing
ColoursPurple, Yellow, Pink and Green
Chamber of Deputies
2 / 155
Website
https://www.partidocomunes.cl/

The party has two deputies in the National Congress. Among its notable militants are Emilia Schneider, the first transgender president of the University of Chile Student Federation (FECH) and Constanza Valdés, a transgender activist and parliamentary advisor.[3][4]

Authorities

Deputies

Name Region District Period
Camila Rojas Region of Valparaíso 7 2018-2022
Claudia Mix Santiago Metropolitan Region 8 2018-2022

References

  1. "Estadísticas de afiliados a partidos políticos". Servicio Electoral de Chile.
  2. Cooperativa.cl (27 September 2018). "Frente Amplio: Izquierda Autónoma se fusiona con Poder Ciudadano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. Palma, Sebastián (2 May 2019). "Emilia Schneider, primera presidenta trans de la Fech: "Este es un momento histórico"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. Jerez Pinto, Christopher Alejandro (August 2019). "VÍCTIMAS DEL ODIO: Una dolorosa mirada a los delitos y crímenes contra la población LGBTI en Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). University of Chile. Retrieved 5 July 2020.


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