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Christian Democracy (Chile)
The Christian Democratic Party ( es, Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC) is a Christian democratic political party in Chile. There have been three Christian Democrat presidents in the past, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Patricio Aylwin, and Eduardo Frei Montalva. Customarily, the PDC backs specific initiatives in an effort to bridge socialism and laissez-faire capitalism. This economic system has been called "social capitalism" and is heavily influenced by Catholic social teaching or, more generally, Christian ethics. In addition to this objective, the PDC also supports a strong national government while remaining more conservative on social issues. However, after Pinochet dictatorship, Pinochet's military regime ended the PDC embraced more classical economic policies compared to before the dictatorship. The current Secretary-General of the PDC is :es:Gonzalo Duarte, Gonzalo Duarte. In their latest "Ideological Congress", the Christian Democrats criticized Chile's current economic syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Christian Conservative Party
The Social Christian Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador Social Cristiano, PCSC) was a centrist political party in Chile, founded in 1949 as the Conservative Party split in two factions. For electoral purposes, one of the factions was named the Social Christian Conservative Party (the other being called the Traditionalist Conservative Party). Some of the Social Christian Conservatives later returned to form in together with the 'Traditionals' the United Conservative Party (1953), whereas others participated in the Social Christian Federation with the National Falange from 1955 to 1957. In July 1957 the Social Christian Conservative Party merged with the Chilean National Falange to form the Christian Democratic Party of Chile. Presidential candidates The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Social Christian Conservative Party. (Information gathered from thArchive of Chilean Elections. *1952: Pedro Alfonso ''Pulcher ut Absalon, virtute p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
