Change for Chile
Change for Chile Cambio por Chile | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CpCh |
| Leaders | José Antonio Kast Johannes Kaiser |
| Founders | José Antonio Kast Johannes Kaiser Sara Concha |
| Founded | 15 April 2025 |
| Registered | 8 August 2025 |
| Preceded by | Christian Social Front |
| Ideology | National conservatism Right-wing populism Christian right Pinochetism Right-wing antiglobalism Anti-communism Antifeminism Anti-immigration Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Coalition members | Republican Party National Libertarian Party Christian Social Party |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Chamber of Deputies | 42 / 155 |
| Senate | 8 / 50 |
| Election symbol | |
Change for Chile (Spanish: Cambio por Chile, CpCh) is a Chilean electoral coalition between the far-right Republican, Christian Social and National Libertarian parties, created ahead of the 2025 parliamentary election.[1] Before its official registration in August 2025, the coalition was known by the names New Right (Spanish: Nueva Derecha) and United Right (Spanish: Derecha Unida).
History
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Establishment
On 15 April 2025, three far-right[2][3] parties (PRCh, PSC, PNL) had announced a preliminary agreement to compete together in the 2025 parliamentary election in a coalition called "New Right".[4][5] With this decision, the parties closed the door to the option of creating a single right-of-centre list together with Chile Vamos, which sought a rapprochement with all the forces opposed to the government of Gabriel Boric.[6] In July 2025, the parties ratified their intention to form a parliamentary alliance by concluding a pact, albeit renaming it the "United Right".[7] In parallel, the Republican Party opened up to a negotiation with Chile Vamos to reach an omission pact in the senatorial election in the binomial regions (where two senators are elected).[8]
The alliance was not replicated for the 2025 presidential election, as the parties that formed it support different presidential candidates: the Republican Party and the Christian Social Party supported José Antonio Kast;[9][10] while the National Libertarian Party supported the candidacy of Johannes Kaiser, all parties in the coalition endorsed Kast in the second round, which he won.[11]
Registration
The Republican, Social Christian, and National Libertarian parties formalized their pact before the Electoral Service (Servel) on 8 August 2025, under the name "Change for Chile".[1] The list announced the presentation of 183 candidates for the Chamber of Deputies.[12]
Composition
The coalition is made up of the following parties:
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Political position | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Chile Partido Republicano de Chile |
PRCh | Right-wing populism National conservatism Pinochetism |
Far-right | Arturo Squella | ||
| National Libertarian Party Partido Nacional Libertario |
PNL | Paleolibertarianism National conservatism Christian libertarianism |
Far-right | Johannes Kaiser | ||
| Christian Social Party Partido Social Cristiano |
PSC | Christian right Christian fundamentalism Ultraconservatism |
Far-right | Sara Concha | ||
References
- ^ a b "Partidos de derecha inscriben pacto "Cambio por Chile" y cierran puerta a lista única con Chile Vamos". Emol. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Renovada extrema derecha de Chile alcanza acuerdo para elecciones legislativas". Bloomberg News. 14 April 2025.
- ^ Palazzo, Mauricio (15 April 2025). "La "nueva derecha" chilena acordó un pacto parlamentario con miras a las elecciones de noviembre próximo". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Republicanos, libertarios y socialcristianos anunciaron pacto parlamentario". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ ""Nueva derecha": Republicanos, Social Cristiano y Nacional Libertario anuncian preacuerdo electoral". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 14 April 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Chile Vamos sigue buscando acercamiento con Republicanos para lista única". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Rosas, Pedro (6 August 2025). "Republicanos, libertarios y socialcristianos inscribirán este viernes el pacto "Derecha Unida" en el Servel". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Rosas, Pedro (25 July 2025). "Chile Vamos y republicanos acuerdan primer encuentro por negociación parlamentaria". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Partido Republicano proclama a José Antonio Kast como su carta presidencial para las elecciones de 2025". Emol (in Spanish). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Kast es proclamado candidato del PSC y acusa a Jara de representar el "continuismo" « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Con la tercera estrofa del Himno Nacional y una bendición: Así fue la proclamación de Kaiser como candidato presidencial". T13. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Rivas, Claudia. ""Cambio por Chile" es el pacto que cobijará la lista parlamentaria de republicanos, libertarios y social cristianos | Diario Financiero". www.df.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.