Democrats (Chile)
Democrats Demócratas | |
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| Abbreviation | D |
| President | Ximena Rincón |
| General Secretary | Carlos Maldonado Curti |
| Vice Presidents | Matías Walker Marcelo Urrutia María Paz Fuenzalida Gabriel Alemparte Jorge Tarud Carolina Latorre Jorge de la Carrera |
| Founded | 2 November 2022 |
| Dissolved | 16 February 2026 |
| Split from | Christian Democratic Party Party for Democracy Radical Party |
| Headquarters | Santiago |
| Ideology | Moderate conservatism Christian humanism Christian democracy Social liberalism Third way |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | Chile Grande y Unido (since 2025) |
| Colours | |
| Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 155 |
| Senate | 2 / 50 |
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The political party Demócratas–Chile or simply Demócratas (abbreviation: D) was a Chilean political party positioned on the center-right of the political spectrum. In November 2025, received an order of dissolution after failing to reach the minimum vote threshold in parliamentary elections.
The party was founded on November 2, 2022, by former members of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), the Party for Democracy (PPD), and the Radical Party of Chile (PR). Official recognition by the Electoral Service (Servel) was granted on July 28, 2023.
The party’s creation occurred in the context of the 2022 constitutional referendum, in which the draft constitution proposed by the Constitutional Convention was rejected by a majority of voters.
Positioning itself as a guardian of institutional stability, republican values, and democratic pluralism, Democrats arose from a faction disenchanted with the ideological radicalization and alliance shifts within the historic center-left coalition Concertación and its successor parties.
Its founders—including experienced legislators such as former Senate president Ximena Rincón, deputies like Matías Walker, ex-ministers like Carlos Maldonado, and lawyers and commentators such as Gabriel Alemparte—advocate for a pragmatic political agenda focused on social dialogue, rule of law, and economic responsibility.