After the 1891 Chilean Civil War and the dissolution of the coalition between conservatives, radicals and anti-balmacedist liberals the Radical Party, the Democrat Party and several liberal organizations formed the Liberal Alliance (). It was the main opposer of the Coalition. Along with the Coalition, it was one of the two parties of the bipartisan system of that period, the era of the Chilean parliamentary republic. The Alliance would later be called the Liberal Union, during a period in which it was a union of the radicals, the democrats, and all liberal groups (liberals, liberal democrats, nationals and the doctrinary liberals). It dissolved in 1925.
Presidential candidacies supported by the Liberal Alliance 1891 - Jorge Montt Álvarez (elected as president thanks to an agreement between all the political parties of his candidacy) 1896 – Vicente Reyes Palazuelos (not elected) 1901 – Germán Riesco Errázuriz (elected as president) 1906 – Pedro Montt Montt (elected as president) 1910 – Ramón Barros Luco (elected as president thanks to an agreement between all the political parties of his candidacy) 1915 – Javier Ángel Figueroa Larraín (not elected) 1920 – Arturo Alessandri Palma (elected as president)
Electoral Results (1891-1924)
Members of the parliament Year of election of parliament members189118941897190019031906190919121915191819211924Liberal Alliance546626423853526253676875Coalition402868525641435665514843Max number of parliament seats94949494949495118118118116118
Senators Year of election of senators189118941897190019031906190919121915191819211924Liberal Alliance2322141697171821242423Coalition91018162322151916131314Max number of senators323232323229323737373737
See also Liberal Party (Chile, 1849–1966) Liberalism and radicalism in Chile
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Sources The original version of this article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 8 June 2007.