Independent Democratic Union

Independent Democratic Union
LeaderJuan Antonio Coloma
FoundedSeptember 24, 1983
HeadquartersSuecia 286, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Youth wingJuventud UDI
CoalitionAlliance
Membership (2009)77,753 (7th)
IdeologyConservatism,
National conservatism,
Social conservatism,
Economic liberalism,
Gremialismo
Political positionRight-wing
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union
Regional affiliationUnion of Latin American Parties
ColoursBlue, White and Yellow
Chamber of Deputies
39 / 120
Senate
8 / 38
Website
http://www.udi.cl/

The Independent Democratic Union (Spanish: Unión Demócrata Independiente, UDI) is a political party in Chile. Its politics are considered to be right wing. The party was founded on 1983 by Jaime Guzmán during the government of Augusto Pinochet.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Estadistica de cantidad de afiliados a partidos politicos, al 14/08/2009
  2. ↑ Middlebrook, Kevin J. (2000). Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America. JHU Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-8018-6386-8.
  3. 1 2 Kirby, Peadar (2003). Introduction to Latin America: Twenty-First Century Challenges. SAGE. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7619-7373-7.
  4. ↑ Manuel, Paul Christopher; Reardon, Lawrence C.; Wilcox, Clyde (2006). The Catholic Church and the Nation-State: Comparative Perspectives. Georgetown University Press. p. 98. ISBN 1-58901-724-2.
  5. ↑ Middlebrook, Kevin J. (2000). Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America. JHU Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-8018-6386-8.
  6. ↑ Millett, Richard L.; Holmes, Jennifer S.; Perez, Orlando J. (2008). Latin American Democracy: Emerging Reality or Endangered Species?. Taylor & Francis. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-203-88418-8.

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