56th National Congress of Chile

Chilean legislative period 2022–2026 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The LVI legislative period of the Chilean Congress is sitting from 11 March 2022 to 10 March 2026.[1] It is composed of the senators and the deputies who are members of their respective chambers.

TermMarch 11, 2022 (2022-03-11) – March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
Members50
Senate Vice PresidentFrancisco Huenchumilla (DC)
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LVI period of the Chilean Congress
55th 57th
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TermMarch 11, 2022 (2022-03-11) – March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
Senate
Members50
Senate PresidentJuan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI)
Senate Vice PresidentFrancisco Huenchumilla (DC)
Senate General SecretaryRaúl Guzmán Uribe (PR
Chamber of Deputies
Members155
President of the ChamberVlado Mirosevic (PL)
1st Vice PresidentCarlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.-PPD)
2nd Vice PresidentCatalina Pérez Salinas (RD)
General Secretary of the ChamberMiguel Landeros Perkic
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It was elected at the 2021 Chilean general election.[2] In that electoral process, the Chamber of Deputies was entirely renewed, with 155 representatives elected; as for the Senate, 27 new representatives were elected out of 50 seats.[3] The Senate of the Republic was formed with 23 senators elected in 2017 who were already serving from the previous legislative period.

Composition

Senate

The Senate of the Republic included 23 senators elected in 2017 who were already serving from the previous legislative period.

The composition of the Senate in the 56th legislative period is as follows:

Number of senators by political affiliation

Members

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Region Const. Official portrait Senator Party Previous public service Education Start End
Arica and Parinacota
I
José Miguel Insulza Salinas PS Secretary General of the Organization of American States University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Arica and Parinacota
I
José Durana Semir UDI Intendant of the Arica and Parinacota Region during the Sebastián Piñera government University of Tarapacá 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Tarapacá
II
Jorge Soria PPD Mayor of Iquique Liceo de Hombres de Iquique 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Tarapacá
II
Luz Ebensperger Orrego UDI Intendant of the Tarapacá Region during the Sebastián Piñera government Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Antofagasta
III
Pedro Araya Guerrero Ind-
PPD
Deputy for the former District 4 of the Antofagasta Region University of Antofagasta 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Antofagasta
III
Esteban Velásquez Núñez FREVS Deputy for District 3 of the Antofagasta Region University of Tarapacá 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Antofagasta
III
Paulina Núñez Urrutia RN Deputy for District 3 of the Antofagasta Region Catholic University of the North 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Atacama
IV
Yasna Provoste Campillay PDC Deputy for the former District 6 of the Atacama Region University of Playa Ancha 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Atacama
IV
Rafael Prohens Espinosa RN Intendant of the Atacama Region during the Sebastián Piñera government Colegio Excelsior, Santiago 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Coquimbo
V
Daniel Núñez Arancibia PCCh Deputy for District 5 of the Coquimbo Region University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Coquimbo
V
Matías Walker Prieto DEM[n 1] Deputy for District 5 of the Coquimbo Region Diego Portales University
University of Development
11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Coquimbo
V
Sergio Gahona Salazar UDI Deputy for District 5 of the Coquimbo Region Diego Portales University
Catholic University of the North
11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Valparaíso
VI
Francisco Chahuán Chahuán RN Deputy for the former District 14 of the Valparaíso Region University of Valparaíso 11 March 2010 11 March 2026
Valparaíso
VI
Kenneth Pugh Olavarría Ind-
RN
Director General of Personnel of the Navy Arturo Prat Naval School 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Valparaíso
VI
Ricardo Lagos Weber PPD minister secretary-general of government during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile
University of Sussex
11 March 2010 11 March 2026
Valparaíso
VI
Tomás de Rementería Venegas PS Deputy for District 7 of the Valparaíso Region Gabriela Mistral University 23 April 2025 11 March 2026
Valparaíso
VI
Juan Ignacio Latorre Riveros FA No previous public office. Central University of Chile
University of Barcelona
11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Metropolitan Region of Santiago
VII
Manuel José Ossandón Irarrázabal RN Mayor of Puente Alto Inacap 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Metropolitan Region of Santiago
VII
Luciano Cruz-Coke Carvallo EVOP Deputy for District 10 of the Metropolitan Region Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Academia de Humanismo Cristiano University
11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Metropolitan Region of Santiago
VII
Claudia Pascual Grau PCCh Minister of Women and Gender Equity during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Metropolitan Region of Santiago
VII
Fabiola Campillai Rojas Ind No previous public office. Liceo Fidel Pinochet Le-brun, San Bernardo and Liceo Manuel Barros Borgoño, Santiago 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Metropolitan Region of Santiago
VII
Rojo Edwards Silva PSC[4] Deputy for the former District 51 of the Araucanía Region Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
John F. Kennedy School of Government
11 March 2022 11 March 2030
O'Higgins
VIII
Alejandra Sepúlveda Orbenes Ind-FREVS[n 2][5] Deputy for District 16 of the O'Higgins Region Austral University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
O'Higgins
VIII
Javier Macaya Danus UDI Deputy for District 15 of the O'Higgins Region Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
University of Valparaíso
Adolfo Ibáñez University
11 March 2022 11 March 2030
O'Higgins
VIII
Juan Luis Castro González PS Deputy for District 15 of the O'Higgins Region University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Maule
IX
Juan Castro Prieto PSC Mayor of Talca Liceo Industrial A-10, Talca 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Maule
IX
Rodrigo Galilea Vial RN Intendant of the Maule Region during the Sebastián Piñera government Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Maule
IX
Juan Antonio Coloma Correa UDI Deputy for the former District 31 of the Metropolitan Region Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 11 March 2002 11 March 2026
Maule
IX
Ximena Rincón González DEM[n 1] Minister of Labor and Social Security during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Maule
IX
Paulina Vodanovic Rojas PS Undersecretary for the Armed Forces during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile 25 April 2023 11 March 2026
Biobío
X
Sebastián Keitel Bianchi EVOP[n 3] Deputy for District 9 of the Metropolitan Region Catholic University Silva Henríquez 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Biobío
X
Enrique van Rysselberghe Herrera UDI Deputy for District 20 of the Biobío Region University of Development 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Biobío
X
Gastón Saavedra Chandía PS Deputy for District 20 of the Biobío Region Federico Santa María Technical University 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Ñuble
XVI
Loreto Carvajal Ambiado PPD Deputy for District 19 of the Ñuble Region Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception 3 March 2021 11 March 2030
Ñuble
XVI
Gustavo Sanhueza Dueñas UDI Deputy for District 19 of the Ñuble Region University of Bío-Bío 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Araucanía
XI
Felipe Kast Sommerhoff EVOP Deputy for the former District 22 of the Metropolitan Region Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Harvard University
11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Araucanía
XI
Francisco Huenchumilla Jaramillo PDC Intendant of the Araucanía Region during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Araucanía
XI
Jaime Quintana Leal PPD Deputy for the former District 49 of the Araucanía Region Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
University of La Frontera
11 March 2010 11 March 2026
Araucanía
XI
José García Ruminot RN Deputy for the former District 50 of the Araucanía Region University of La Frontera 11 March 2002 11 March 2026
Araucanía
XI
Carmen Gloria Aravena Acuña Ind- RN Municipal administrator of Traiguén University of La Frontera 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Los Ríos
XII
Alfonso de Urresti Longton PS Deputy for the former District 53 of the Los Ríos Region University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Los Ríos
XII
María José Gatica Bertín RN Governor of Valdivia Province during the Sebastián Piñera government Austral University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Los Ríos
XII
Iván Flores García PDC Deputy for District 24 of the Los Ríos Region Austral University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Los Lagos
XIII
Iván Moreira Barros UDI Deputy for the former District 27 of the Metropolitan Region Liceo Luis Alberto Barrera, Punta Arenas 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Los Lagos
XIII
Fidel Espinoza Sandoval PS Deputy for District 25 of the Los Lagos Region University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Los Lagos
XIII
Carlos Kuschel Silva RN Deputy for District 26 of the Los Lagos Region Austral University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Aysén
XIV
David Sandoval Plaza UDI Deputy for the former District 59 of the Aysén Region University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Aysén
XIV
Ximena Órdenes Neira Ind-
PPD
Intendant of the Aysén Region during the Michelle Bachelet government Andrés Bello University 11 March 2018 11 March 2026
Magallanes
XV
Karim Bianchi Retamales Ind Deputy for District 28 of the Magallanes Region UNIACC University
University of Magallanes
11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Magallanes
XV
Alejandro Kusanovic Glusevic Ind-
RN
President of the Regional Council for the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region between 2019-2021 State Technical University 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
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Presidents of the Senate

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11 March 202215 March 2023Álvaro Elizalde Soto25px
15 March 202319 March 2024Juan Antonio Coloma Correa25px
19 March 202426 March 2025José García Ruminot25px
26 March 2025IncumbentManuel José Ossandón Irarrázabal25px
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Vice Presidents of the Senate

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Political affiliation changes
NameFromToConstituency
Carmen Gloria Aravena Ind-RN PRCh 11 She began the parliamentary term in the National Renewal committee. In January 2023, she joined the Republican Party.
PRCh Ind-RN She resigned from the Republican Party in April 2025 after supporting the proposal of the Presidential Commission for Peace and Understanding (Comisión Presidencial para la Paz y el Entendimiento).[6] She subsequently joined the National Renewal committee.
Ximena Rincón PDC DEM 9 They resigned from the Christian Democratic Party in October 2022, after their support for, and the subsequent victory of, the "Reject" option in the 2022 constitutional referendum, a position different from that expressed by the party. After this, they created a new party called Democrats.[7]
Matías Walker 5
Alejandra Sepúlveda FRVS Ind-FRVS 8 Elected as a senator for the Green Social Regionalist Federation, she resigned from the party in March 2023.[8]
Rojo Edwards PRCh PSC 7 He was elected as a senator for the Republican Party. He resigned from the party after expressing support for the "Against" option in the 2023 constitutional referendum, a position different from that expressed by the party. He subsequently joined the Christian Social Party with a view to a presidential candidacy.[9]
PSC Ind-PSC He resigned from the Christian Social Party in April 2025 after the failure of his presidential pre-candidacy, although he remained in the party's committee in the Senate, while his new political party, Libertad, is legalized before the Electoral Service.[10]
Sebastián Keitel EVO Ind-EVO 10 Elected as a senator for Evópoli, he resigned from the party in November 2023.[11]
Juan Castro Prieto Ind-RN PSC 9 Elected as an independent senator with the support of National Renewal, he joined the Christian Social Party in May 2024.[12]
Alejandro Kusanovic RN Ind-PSC 15 Elected as an independent senator with the support of National Renewal, he joined that party in December 2024. However, in August 2025 he announced his support for presidential candidate José Antonio Kast, which led to him being brought before his party's Supreme Tribunal and his subsequent resignation in October 2025.[13] He joined the Christian Social Party committee as an independent in January 2026.
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Deputies

The composition of the Chamber of Deputies in the 56th legislative period is as follows:

Number of deputies by political affiliation

Members

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Region District Deputy Party
Arica y Parinacota (3) 1 Vlado Mirosevic Verdugo PL
Luis Malla Valenzuela PL
Enrique Lee Flores PSC
Tarapacá (3) 2 Renzo Trisotti UDI
Matías Ramírez Pascal PCCh
Danisa Astudillo PS
Antofagasta (5) 3 Catalina Pérez Salinas RD
Sebastián Videla Ind-PL
Jaime Araya Guerrero Ind-PPD
Yovana Ahumada Palma PSC
José Miguel Castro RN
Atacama (5) 4 Daniella Cicardini PS
Juan Santana PS
Cristian Tapia Ramos Ind-PPD
Jaime Mulet Martínez FRVS
Sofía Cid RN
Coquimbo (7) 5 Marco Sulantay UDI
Juan Manuel Fuenzalida UDI
Nathalie Castillo PCCh
Carolina Tello PCCh
Daniel Manouchehri Moghadam Kashan Lobos PS
Ricardo Cifuentes PDC
Víctor Pino PDG
Valparaíso (16) 6 Diego Ibáñez Cotroneo CS
Francisca Bello CS
Carolina Marzán PPD
Nelson Venegas PS
Andrés Longton Herrera RN
Camila Flores RN
Chiara Barchiesi PLR
Gaspar Rivas Sánchez PDG
7 Tomás Lagomarsino Ind-PR
Tomás de Rementería Venegas Ind-PS
Camila Rojas COM
Jorge Brito Hasbún RD
Luis Cuello PCCh
Andrés Celis Montt RN
Hotuiti Teao Ind-EVO
Luis Fernando Sánchez Ossa PLR
Santiago (47) 8 Carmen Hertz Cádiz PCCh
Claudia Mix COM
Joaquín Lavín UDI
Cristián Labbé Martínez UDI
Agustín Romero PLR
Viviana Delgado PEV
Alberto Undurraga Vicuña PDC
Rubén Oyarzo PDG
9 Karol Cariola Oliva PCCh
Boris Barrera PCCh
Maite Orsini Pascal RD
Andrés Giordano Ind-RD
Jorge Durán Espinoza RN
Érika Olivera de la Fuente Ind-RN
José Carlos Meza PLR
10 Gonzalo Winter Etcheberry CS
Lorena Fries Ind-CS
Emilia Schneider Videla COM
Alejandra Placencia PCCh
Jorge Alessandri Vergara UDI
María Luisa Cordero Velásquez Ind-RN
Johannes Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen PNL
Helia Molina Milman PPD
11 Gonzalo de la Carrera Correa PNL
Cristián Araya Lerdo de Tejada PLR
Francisco Undurraga Gazitúa EVO
Guillermo Ramírez Diez UDI
Catalina del Real RN
Tomás Hirsch Goldschmidt Ind.
12 Pamela Jiles Moreno PH
Hernán Palma Pérez PH
Mónica Arce Ind-PH
Ximena Ossandón Irarrázabal RN
Álvaro Carter Ind-UDI
Ana María Gazmuri Vieira Ind.
Daniela Serrano Salazar PCCh
13 Gael Yeomans Araya CS
Lorena Pizarro PCCh
Eduardo Durán RN
Cristhian Moreira UDI
Daniel Melo Contreras PS
14 Marisela Santibáñez Novoa PCCh
Camila Musante Ind.
Raúl Leiva PS
Leonardo Soto PS
Juan Antonio Coloma Álamos UDI
Juan Irarrázaval PLR
O'Higgins (9) 15 Raúl Soto Mardones PPD
Marta González Olea Ind-PPD
Diego Schalper Sepúlveda RN
Natalia Romero Talguia UDI
Marcela Riquelme Aliaga CS
16 Carla Morales RN
Eduardo Cornejo Lagos UDI
Cosme Mellado Ind-PR
Félix Bugueño FRVS
Maule (11) 17 Hugo Rey RN
Jorge Guzmán Zepeda EVO
Felipe Donoso UDI
Alexis Sepúlveda PR
Benjamín Moreno Bascur PLR
Mercedes Bulnes Ind-CS
Francisco Pulgar Ind-PDG
18 Paula Labra Ind-RN
Gustavo Benavente UDI
Jaime Naranjo Ortiz PS
Consuelo Veloso RD
Ñuble (5) 19 Cristóbal Martínez UDI
Marta Bravo UDI
Frank Sauerbaum RN
Felipe Camaño Ind-PDC
Sara Concha PSC
Biobío (13) 20 Francesca Muñoz González PSC
Sergio Bobadilla UDI
Marlene Pérez Ind-UDI
Leonidas Romero PLR
Eric Aedo Jeldres PDC
Félix González Gatica PEV
María Candelaria Acevedo Sáez PCCh
Roberto Enrique Arroyo PSC
21 Joanna Pérez PDC
Cristóbal Urruticoechea Ríos PLR
Flor Weisse UDI
Karen Medina Vásquez PDG
Clara Sagardía Ind-CS
Araucanía (11) 22 Jorge Rathgeb RN
Juan Carlos Beltrán RN
Jorge Saffirio PDC
Gloria Naveillan Arriagada PNL
23 Henry Leal UDI
Miguel Becker RN
Miguel Mellado Suazo RN
Mauricio Ojeda Ind-PLR
Stephan Schubert Ind-PLR
Andrés Jouannet Valderrama Ind-PR
Ericka Ñanco RD
Los Ríos (5) 24 Marcos Ilabaca PS
Ana María Bravo PS
Gastón von Mühlenbrock UDI
Bernardo Berger Ind-RN
Patricio Rosas Ind-CS
Los Lagos (9) 25 Emilia Nuyado Ancapichún PS
Héctor Barría PDC
Daniel Lilayu UDI
Harry Jürgensen Rundshagen Ind-PLR
26 Alejandro Bernales Maldonado PL
Héctor Ulloa Aguilera Ind-PPD
Mauro González Villarroel RN
Fernando Bórquez Ind-UDI
Jaime Sáez Quiroz RD
Aysén (3) 27 Miguel Ángel Calisto PDC
René Alinco Bustos Ind-PPD
Marcia Raphael RN
Magallanes (3) 28 Carlos Bianchi Chelech Ind-PPD
Christian Matheson Ind-EVO
Javiera Morales Ind-CS
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Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

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StartEndPresidentParty
11 March 20227 November 2022Raúl Soto Mardones25px
7 November 202224 July 2023Vlado Mirosevic Verdugo25px
24 July 202315 April 2024Ricardo Cifuentes Lillo25px
15 April 202416 March 2025Karol Cariola Oliva25px
7 April 2025IncumbentJosé Miguel Castro Bascuñán25px
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Vice Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

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PeriodOfficeNameParty
2022First Vice PresidentAlexis Sepúlveda SotoPR
2022Second Vice PresidentClaudia Mix JiménezCOM
2022–2023First Vice PresidentCarlos Bianchi ChelechInd-PPD
2023First Vice PresidentCristian Tapia RamosInd-PPD
2022–2023Second Vice PresidentCatalina Pérez SalinasRD
2023–2024First Vice PresidentCarmen Hertz CádizPCCh
2023–2024Second Vice PresidentDaniella Cicardini MillaPS
2024–presentFirst Vice PresidentGaspar Rivas SánchezIndependent
2024–presentSecond Vice PresidentEric Aedo JeldresPDC
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Political affiliation changes
NameFromToDistrict
Enrique Lee Ind-PRI Ind-PDG 1 Elected as an independent in a seat of the Democratic Independent Regionalist Party. After the legal dissolution of the PRI, he joined the Evópoli bench, but in May 2022 he was expelled from it after signing a constitutional accusation against former foreign minister Andrés Allamand. In July 2022 he joined the bench of the Party of the People.
Johannes Kaiser PRCh Ind-PRCh 10 After his election, several misogynistic and xenophobic statements made by Kaiser went viral, which led the Republican Party to announce that they would consider his expulsion. In response, Kaiser resigned his party membership.[14] However, he continues to be part of the party's bench.[15]
Gonzalo de la Carrera PRCh Ind 11 After his election, the deputy resigned from the Republican Party due to a series of controversies.[16]
Tomás Hirsch Ind-COM AH 11 The deputy was elected as an independent in a seat of Comunes, but the party in formation "Humanist Action" was constituted in November 2022; he then joined it as a member, as its president.
Ana María Gazmuri Ind-COM AH 12 The deputy was elected as an independent in a seat of Comunes, but the party in formation "Humanist Action" was constituted in November 2022; she then joined it as a member.
Pamela Jiles PH Ind. 12 The deputy was elected as a member of the Humanist Party. She ceased to be part of the party and is currently part of the bench of Green Ecologist and Independents.
Mónica Arce Ind-PH Ind. 12 The deputy was elected as an independent in a seat of the Humanist Party. At present she is part of the bench of Green Ecologist and Independents.
Camila Musante Ind-COM Ind 14 The deputy was elected as an independent in a seat of Comunes, but before the start of the new parliamentary period her entry into the mixed committee of the PC, FREVS and independents was announced; however, she resigned from it in January 2023.
Francisco Pulgar Ind-CU Ind-PDG 17 The deputy was elected as an independent in a seat of United Center, a party that was dissolved for failing to obtain the minimum results to maintain its legal existence. In response, he joined the bench of the Party of the People as an independent.[17]
Mercedes Bulnes Ind-RD Ind-CS 17 Convergence Social supported her candidacy, but because it lacked legal status in her district she was registered in a seat of Democratic Revolution. She would join the bench of the former party.[18]
Sara Concha PCC PSC 19 The Christian Conservative party was dissolved after the election for failing to reach the minimum results required for its subsistence. Sara Concha joined the National Renewal bench as an independent, resigned in December 2022, and joined the party in formation "Christian Social Party".[19]
Leonidas Romero RN PRCh 20 Re-elected for National Renewal, before the start of the new parliamentary period he announced his change of party affiliation.[20]
Héctor Ulloa Ind-CIU Ind-PPD 26 The Citizens party was dissolved for failing to achieve the minimum results required. Hector Ulloa joined the bench of the Party for Democracy as an independent.[21]
Carlos Bianchi Ind. Ind-PPD 28 He joined the bench of the Party for Democracy as an independent from the installation of the new chamber.[21]
Johannes Kaiser Ind-PSC National Libertarian Party 10 He founded the National Libertarian Party.[22][23]
Gonzalo de la Carrera Ind-PSC National Libertarian Party 11 He joined the National Libertarian Party as a founding member.[22][23]
Gloria Naveillán Ind-PSC National Libertarian Party 22 She joined the National Libertarian Party as a founding member.[22][23]
Cristóbal Urruticoechea Ind-PRCh National Libertarian Party 21 He joined the National Libertarian Party.[22][23]
Leónidas Romero Ind-PRCh National Libertarian Party 20 He joined the National Libertarian Party.[22][23]
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Notes

  1. Matías Walker and Ximena Rincón were elected as members of the Christian Democratic Party. They resigned from the party in late October 2022 to form Democrats.
  2. Elected under the quota of the Green Social Regionalist Federation, she resigned from the party on 24 March 2023.
  3. He was elected as a member of Evópoli, but resigned from the party on 14 November 2023. He rejoined the party in late 2025.

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