The Christian Social Front ( es, Frente Social Cristiano, FSC) was a Chilean

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electoral coalition formally created on August 6, 2021 between the Republican Party and the

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for the 2021 general elections.

History

Background

On January 11, 2021, the Republican Party, together with Chile Vamos, registered a list called "Vamos por Chile" for the Constitutional Convention election, thus being the only right-wing list versus several left-wing lists. This partnership has generated an impact within the same coalition, especially the candidate to conventional district 10

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(entering as a separate quota of National Renewal), which according to people of National Renewal and

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, his name did not appear in any of the thirteen candidates that the Republican Party filed in the general councils of each group. The controversy deepened when his partner list Sylvia Eyzaguirre presented his resignation to his candidacy as a constituent of the president of National Renewal Rafael Prohens, arguing that it does not meet the conditions specified at the time of agreeing to be a candidate —alluding to Marinovic was not considered in the list at that time— and that he did not want to compete on the same list with someone who had values contrary to those of her. However, his resignation required the signature of all the presidents of the parties that made up Vamos por Chile so his name would appear in the same way on the ballot and he decided to campaign in the same way.

Registration

After the results obtained in the mega elections of May 2021, José Antonio Kast discarded the idea of making a presidential primary together with Chile Vamos while several of the ruling party discussed whether the incorporation of the Republican Party harmed them more than favoring them and whether it was prudent to continue with the pact called "Vamos por Chile" in presidential primaries and in the parliamentary elections. Finally, on August 6, 2021, the

together with the Republican Party and independents registered with the Chilean Electoral Service as the coalition Christian Social Front for the parliamentary elections of November of that same year, while in the elections of regional councilors they will each go on an individual list.

Composition

It is currently made up of the following parties:

References

{{Reflist, 2 Conservatism in Chile Defunct political party alliances in Chile Opposition to same-sex marriage Social conservatism