Patriotic Union (Chile)

Patriotic Union (Spanish: Unión Patriótica, UPA) is a Chilean political party. It was founded in September 2015 and is led by Eduardo Artés, first secretary of the Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action).[2]

Patriotic Union

Unión Patriótica
LeaderEduardo Artés
PresidentEduardo Artés
First SecretaryValdemar Sanhueza Yevenes
Founded14 September 2015 (2015-09-14)
Legalised24 April 2016 (2016-04-24)
Membership (2017)34,340[1]
IdeologyAnti-imperialism
Marxism–Leninism
Progressivism
Left-wing nationalism
Political positionFar-left
Colors    Red and Blue
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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Website
http://unionpatriotica.cl/

Legally registered in 2016, it first appeared in the municipal elections of that year. The party obtained 0.32% of the total votes but no candidates were elected to any council.[3]

It was declared as an anti-imperialist party, progressive, patriotic and populism.[4] Its leader has expressed sympathy with the regime of socialist-juche ideology of North Korea and for the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.[5][6]

For the 2017 elections, the party proclaimed Artés as its presidential candidate.[7]

Presidential candidates

The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Patriotic Union. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).

References
  1. Total afiliados UPA julio 2017
  2. ADN Radio. "Presidenciable de Unión Patriótica: "Chile como está, va a la bancarrota"" (in Spanish). August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  3. Servel. "Elecciones de Concejales 2016" (in Spanish). 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. LeyChile. "Extracto escritura de constitución partido político en formación "Unión Patriótica"" (in Spanish). October 2, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  5. La Segunda. "Eduardo Artés, el chileno que defiende a Corea del Norte "en guerra" con EE.UU. y Seúl" (in Spanish). April 1, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  6. BiobioChile. "Eduardo Artés, candidato presidencial: Corea del Norte es una democracia popular" (in Spanish). August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  7. 24 Horas. "Eduardo Artés inscribe candidatura presidencial por el partido Unión Patriótica de Chile" (in Spanish). August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
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