Party of the People (Chile)
Party of the People Partido de la Gente | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PDG |
| Leader | Franco Parisi |
| President | Luis Antonio Moreno |
| General Secretary | Luis Emilio Peña |
| Vice President | Jorge Passadore |
| Founded | 13 December 2019 |
| Registered | 26 July 2021 |
| Preceded by | Power of the People – Franco Parisi Social Movement |
| Headquarters | Enríque Olivares n°211, La Florida, Santiago de Chile |
| Ideology | Populism E-democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Related institutions | Felices y Forrados Banco Democracia Real |
| Colours | Blue |
| Slogan | "The power of the people" (Spanish: "El poder de la gente") |
| Chamber of Deputies | 6 / 155 |
| Senate | 0 / 43 |
| Website | |
| pdgchile.cl | |
The Party of the People (Spanish: Partido de la Gente, PDG) is a Chilean political party, characterized as a centre-right to right-wing and populist. It was created at the end of 2019, being legalized by the Electoral Service on July 26, 2021. It is led by 2013 and 2021 presidential candidate Franco Parisi, and by the founder of "Felices y Forrados" Gino Lorenzini.
At the time of its legalization in July 2021, the party had about 43,000 members, the second largest number of members of any party in Chile after the Communist Party. Among its adherents is the conventional constituent-elect Rodrigo Logan of district 9.