Alliance (Chile)
Political coalition
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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.
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| Founded | 10 August 1989 |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| International affiliation | International 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:
The Union of the Centrist Center and the Republican Party only joined for one election before leaving the coalition again. Amplitude and Amarillos por Chile endorsed their presidential candidates but did not participate in the coalition. PRI's successor Common Sense was dissolved before it could run in an election.
Electoral results
| Year | Designation | % votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Democracy and Progress | 34.85 | 16 / 38 |
| 1993 | Union for the Progress | 37.32 | 9 / 18 |
| 1997 | Union for Chile | 36.64 | 9 / 20 |
| 2001 | Alliance for Chile | 44.03 | 9 / 18 |
| 2005 | Alliance for Chile | 37.25 | 8 / 20 |
| 2009 | Coalition for Change | 45.19 | 9 / 18 |
| 2013 | Alliance | 38.05 | 7 / 20 |
| 2017 | Let's go Chile | 37.71 | 12 / 23 |
| 2021 | Chile we can more | 27.86 | 12 / 27 |
| 2025 | Great and United Chile | 24.27 | 5 / 23 |
| Year | Designation | % votes | Seats | % seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Democracy and Progress | 34.18 | 48 / 120 | |
| 1993 | Union for the Progress | 36.68 | 50 / 120 | |
| 1997 | Union for Chile | 36.26 | 47 / 120 | |
| 2001 | Alliance for Chile | 44.27 | 57 / 120 | |
| 2005 | Alliance for Chile | 38.72 | 54 / 120 | |
| 2009 | Coalition for Change | 43.44 | 58 / 120 | |
| 2013 | Alliance | 36.23 | 49 / 120 | |
| 2017 | Let's go Chile | 38.68 | 72 / 155 | |
| 2021 | Chile we can more | 25.43 | 53 / 155 | |
| 2025 | Great and United Chile | 21.05 | 34 / 155 |
| Year | Designation | % votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Participation and Progress | 29.67 |
| 1996 | Union for Chile | 32.47 |
| 2000 | Union for Chile | 40.09 |
| 2004 | Alliance for Chile | 38.72 (mayors) 37.68 (councilmen) |
| 2008 | Alliance | 40.56 (mayors) 35.99 (councilmen) |
| 2012 | Coalition | 37.47 (mayors) 32.94 (councilmen) |
| 2016 | Let's go for Chile | 38.47 (mayors) 40.62 (councilmen) |
| 2021 | Let's go for Chile | 26.01 (mayors) 30.02 (councilmen) |
| 2024 | Let's go for Chile | 26.55 (mayors) 28.16 (councilmen) |
| Election year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Votes | % Votes | # Votes | % Votes | |||
| 1989 | Hernán Büchi | 2,052,116 | 29.4% | N/a | Lost | |
| 1993 | Arturo Alessandri Besa | 1,703,408 | 24.2% | N/a | Lost | |
| 1999–2000 | Joaquín Lavín | 3,352,192 | 47.5% | 3,495,569 | 48.7% | Lost |
| 2005–2006 | Sebastián Piñera | 1,763,694 | 25.4% | 3,236,394 | 46.5% | Lost |
| Joaquín Lavín | 1,612,608 | 23.2% | N/a | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sebastián Piñera | 3,074,164 | 44.1% | 3,591,182 | 51.6% | Won |
| 2013 | Evelyn Matthei | 1,648,481 | 25.1% | 2,111,891 | 37.8% | Lost |
| 2017 | Sebastián Piñera | 2,418,540 | 36.6% | 3,796,918 | 54.5% | Won |
| 2021 | Sebastián Sichel | 898,510 | 12.7% | N/a | Lost | |
| 2025 | Evelyn Matthei | 1,613,797 | 12.5% | N/a | Lost | |
Electoral symbols
Democracy and Progress (1989)
Union for the Progress of Chile (1993)
Alliance for Chile/Alliance (2001, 2005, 2013)
Coalition for Change (2009)
Let's go Chile (2017)
Let's go for Chile (2021)
Chile we can more (2021)
Great and United Chile (2025)
