Democratic Socialism ( es, Socialismo Democrático; SD) is a Chilean

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political coalition established on 2021, by the

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, Party for Democracy, Radical Party, Liberal Party and the platform

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. The pact emerged after the ''

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'' dissolution of the

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and did not include the Christian Democratic Party, which meant the end of the historic alliance between socialist and christian democrats, which had been in force since the

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in 1990. In December 2021, Democratic Socialism was called to be part of the government of President Gabriel Boric. The parties joined a coalition with Apruebo Dignidad and came to government on March 11, 2022.

International relations

On February 22, 2022, the leaders of the alliance traveled to

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, where they held a political meeting with former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (

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Composition

References

{{Chilean political parties Political party alliances in Chile Political parties established in 2021 Social democratic parties in South America