Constituent Unity ( es, Unidad Constituyente) was a

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. It included the former members of the Concentration of Parties for Democracy (the

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, Radical Party,

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, and Party for Democracy), plus the

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and

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. This alliance was created in light of the

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and Constitutional Convention elections, held in May 2021. For the municipal elections, the alliance ran as two lists: Unity for the Approval (including the former members of Progressive Convergence: PS, PPD and PR) and Unity for Dignity (PDC, PRO and Citizens). Due to its previous participation as a member of the Broad Front in the primaries for the municipal and regional election, the

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and the

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movement couldn't participate as members of Constituent Unity in those elections. However, they joined Constituent Unity for the election of members for the Constitutional Convention under the name Lista del Apruebo (''List of Approval''). On August 23, the last day to formalize the pacts and register candidacies for the

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, the

was excluded from the candidacy pact due to the registration of the presidential candidacy of

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; due to this, the other parties of the Constituent Unity registered the list called "

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Symbols and logos

File:Unidad Constituyente emblema.png, Constituent Unity logo File:Lista del apruebo.png, Lista del Apruebo logo

References

2020 establishments in Chile Defunct political party alliances in Chile Political parties established in 2020 Social democratic parties in South America {{Chile-stub