Amplitude (political party)
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Amplitude Amplitud | |
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Santiago, Chile[1] | |
Youth wing | Juventud Amplitud |
Ideology | Liberalism Classical liberalism |
Political position | Centre |
National affiliation | Sumemos |
Chamber of Deputies | 2 / 120 |
Senate | 1 / 38 |
Website | |
www.amplitud-chile.cl | |
Amplitude
History
On 7 January 2014, deputies
The same day, Rubilar, Browne, and Ibáñez presented a manifesto entitled "Amplitud", which outlined a new political movement.[7] The positions detailed included the rejection of human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and support for political reforms, including the reform of the electoral system and the vote of Chileans living abroad.[8]
On 20 January, Senator Lily Pérez joined the movement,[9] having resigned from National Renewal four days earlier.[10] Later that year, on 28 March, former-senator Carlos Cantero and regional councilor of Antofagasta Constantino Zafirópulos joined the party.[11]
Its initial intentions were to remain within the Alliance, forming a political party with
On 7 March 2015, Amplitude elected its provisional board of directors; Joaquin Godoy won the presidency with 89.8% of the vote and general secretary Peter Browne won with 80.9%.[15] The new board officially took office on 15 March 2015.[16]
On 15 May 2015, founding member Deputy Karla Rubilar quit Amplitude, citing political differences.[17] The next day the General Council was held in the former National Congress building in Santiago, where a new emblem was presented and it was decided to initiate proceedings for registration as a political party.[18]
On 28 September 2015, Amplitude announced the formation of a liberal political coalition, joining with
Presidential candidates
The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by Amplitude. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).
- 2017: Sebastián Piñera
References
- ^ Servicio Electoral de Chile (7 July 2015). "Extracto escritura de constitución partido político en formación "Amplitud"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ CIA World Factbook
- ^ Party Systems in Latin America
- ^ Chile elections: Who's who
- ^ Chilean voters go to polls on Sunday
- ^ "Godoy explica el objetivo de "Amplitud": "Nuestro norte no es representar un caudillo"". EMOL (in Spanish). 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Francisco Torrealba and Alberto Labra (7 January 2014). "Karla Rubilar, Joaquín Godoy y Pedro Browne confirman renuncia a Renovación Nacional". La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Rubilar, Godoy y Browne: 'Nuestro tiempo en Renovación Nacional se ha agotado'". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Lily Pérez se unió al movimiento "Amplitud"". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Lily Pérez renuncia a RN en antesala del Consejo Nacional y continúa desangramiento en la tienda de Antonio Varas". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Ex senador Cantero y un core de RN se sumaron hoy a las filas de Amplitud". La Tercera (in Spanish). 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Karla Rubilar, Joaquín Godoy y Pedro Browne (7 January 2014). "Amplitud" (PDF). EMOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Andrés Velasco y sus acercamientos con Amplitud: "Hay espacio para fortalecer una coalición de centro"". La Tercera (in Spanish). 30 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Lily Pérez: "Estoy dispuesta a participar en una primaria presidencial con Andrés Velasco"". La Tercera (in Spanish). 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Diputado Joaquín Godoy es elegido presidente de Amplitud". Biobiochile.cl (in Spanish). 7 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Directiva de Amplitud asume con fuertes críticas por manejo de caso SQM". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Diputada Karla Rubilar renuncia a Amplitud por "diferencias políticas"". 24horas.cl (in Spanish). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Amplitud inició proceso para convertirse en partido político". La Nación. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Amplitud, Fuerza Pública y Red Liberal conforman nueva coalición política". La Tercera (in Spanish). 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
External links
- Amplitude (in Spanish)