President Sebastián Depolo Political position Left-wing | Founded 7 January 2012 National affiliation Broad Front | |
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Ideology Democratic socialismParticipative democracy | ||
Democratic Revolution (Spanish: Revolución Democrática) is a Chilean left-wing political party, founded in 2012 by some of the leaders of the 2011 Chilean student protests, most notably the current Deputy Giorgio Jackson, who is also the most popular public figure of the party. Their principles are based on advocating for participative democracy and the overcoming of the so-called Neoliberal age in Chile.
History
The movement was founded on early 2012, adding up to more than 4000 supporters in the first week.
They presented three candidates for the 2013 Chilean parliamentary election, winning one seat in the Chamber of Deputies, the former student leader Giorgio Jackson. They did not support any of the Presidential candidates, although the majority of the movement decided to request the vote for Michelle Bachelet in the second round of the election. The same year, the movement elected their first National directive, led by Miguel Crispi and Sebastián Depolo.
In mid-2015, the members of the movement decided to start the process to become a party. After collecting signatures all over the country, they were accepted as an official party in 2016. Being an official party, they will present candidates for the Municipal election this year, most notably candidates for mayor in Antofagasta, La Serena, Taltal, among other towns.