(; in English, Approve Dignity, AD) was a democratic socialist Chilean electoral coalition officially created on 11 January 2021, by the Broad Front and Chile Digno in preparation for the Constitutional Convention election.
History The Apruebo Dignidad pact has its origins in the attempt to reunite the left into a large conglomerate. In the midst of the pandemic, there were various attempts to seek unity in the opposition. One of them was Popular Sheet (), a platform that led left-wing political parties and movements with the intention of pushing left-of-centre economic proposals in Congress.
Its members include the Broad Front, Chile Digno, Social Unity Table, Community for Dignity, among other organizations. On 5 February 2021, the central principals of the coalition for the drafting of the New Constitution were defined. This event was attended by social and political figures such as Beatriz Sánchez, Fernando Atria, Bárbara Figueroa, Emilia Schneider, Bastián Bodenhöfer, Patricia López, Tatiana Urrutia, Marcos Barraza, Bárbara Sepúlveda Hales, and others.
After successful constituent elections, the parties confirmed a presidential primary and the formalization of the electoral coalition on 19 May, amid failed talks with the Socialist Party. These primaries summon the standard-bearer and current mayor of Recoleta, Daniel Jadue, who is supported by Chile Digno composed of the Communist Party and the Social Green Regionalist Federation, and also the Equality Party. On the other side was deputy Gabriel Boric, who was supported by the Broad Front as a whole.
On 18 July 2021, the primaries of Apruebo Dignidad were held, giving as the winner the militant of Social Convergence, Gabriel Boric, who represented the coalition in the presidential elections in November. Also, in the midst of talks, the possibility of the conglomerate forming a single list for the parliamentary elections was considered.
On Thursday, 12 August, the conglomerate launched the Constituent Observatory Apruebo Dignidad, a think tank that brings together four study centers of parties and movements that are members of the coalition: Saberes Colectivos (Broad Front), Rumbo Colectivo (Democratic Revolution), La Casa Común (Common Force) and the Alejandro Lipschutz Institute of Sciences (Communist Party). The main objective of the project is the need to forge links between the Constitutional Convention and civil society for the monitoring and lifting of constitutional proposals, in addition to strengthening relations between the parties and movements that make up Apruebo Dignidad.
On 11 August, the parliamentary list of Apruebo Dignidad was formalized, composed of the parties and movements of the conglomerate that have parliamentary representation (RD, CS, Comunes, Unir, PC, FREVS, AH). The objective of the bench was to improve parliamentary coordination in debates in Congress in the future; such as the 40-hour law, the tax on the super rich, among others. Likewise, the event ratified the support for Gabriel Boric's candidacy for the presidency. The Equality Party decided not to support Boric and raise a parallel parliamentary list with the Humanist Party called Dignidad Ahora.
2021 presidential election Boric obtained 25.83% of the votes in the first round of the presidential election, securing his place in a run-off against José Antonio Kast of the Christian Social Front, who received 27.91% of the preferences. In the second round, that took place on 19 December, he won 55.87% of the votes, becoming president-elect of Chile. He was sworn in on 11 March 2022.
On 24 September 2022, through a statement it was reported that the Common Force political movement became part of the Social Convergence party.
In September 2023, the main leaders of Apruebo Dignidad acknowledged that the coalition had not been functioning for months; this coincided with the reflection process within the Broad Front over a possible merger between all its parties.
Composition
PartyAbbr.PresidentIdeologyCoalition Communist Party of ChilePartido Comunista de Chile PCChGuillermo TeillierCommunismChile Digno Social Green Regionalist FederationFederación Regionalista Verde Social FREVSFlavia TorrealbaRegionalismGreen politics Humanist ActionAcción Humanista AHTomás HirschNew humanismSocial ecology Christian Left of ChileIzquierda Cristiana de Chile IC Fernando Astudillo Christian leftChristian socialism Democratic RevolutionRevolución Democrática RDJuan Ignacio LatorreSocial democracyDemocratic socialismBroad Front Social ConvergenceConvergencia Social CSDiego IbáñezLibertarian socialismAutonomism CommonsComunes ComunesMarco VelardeSocialism of the 21st centuryAutonomism Unite MovementMovimiento Unir UNIRMarcelo Díaz DíazProgressivismSocial democracy
Former members
PartyAbbr.LeaderIdeologyMembershipCoalition Equality PartyPartido Igualdad PIGuillermo GonzálezSocialism of the 21st centuryMarxism until August 2021 Chile Digno (Jun–Aug 2021) Libertarian LeftIzquierda Libertaria ILnoneLeft-libertarianismLibertarian socialism until August 2021Chile Digno (2020-) Common ForceFuerza Común FCFernando AtriaProgressivismSocial democracy until September 2022Broad Front (2017-2022)
Election results
Presidential elections
Election year Candidate 1st Round 2nd Round Results # Votes % Votes # Votes % Votes 2021 Gabriel Boric (CS) 1,815,024 25.82 4,620,890 55.87
Constitutional Convention Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Rank Majority 2021 Daniel JadueGabriel Boric 1,069,225 18.74 New 2nd
Congress election Election year Chamber of Deputies Senate Majority # Votes % Votes Seats # Votes % Votes Seats 2021 1,325,232 20.94% 911,716 19.57% AD+LdP+LdA+INN
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