Amplitude (political party)
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| President | Joaquín Godoy Ibáñez |
| Founded | 7 January 2014 |
| Headquarters | Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 1370, Of. 307, Santiago, Chile[1] |
| Youth wing | Juventud Amplitud |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
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Amplitude is a Chilean center political party founded in January 2014. Although initially grouped centre-right independents that had no militancy in the parties of the Alliance, later then became defined as "liberal center" and associated with other movements outside the coallition.
History
On January 7, 2014, deputies Karla Rubilar, Pedro Browne and Joaquín Godoy Ibáñez, militants of National Renewal, decided to forego the party for ideological differences. Among the reasons given for leaving was the party refusal to support the closing of the Penal Cordillera (a special prison for military people condemned for human rights violations under the Pinochet dictatorship), the lack of party support on the civil unions project, and the position on economic and educational policies.[2]
That same day presented a manifesto entitled "Amplitude", where traced the outline of a new political movement.[3] These include the rejection of human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and support for political reforms, including the reform of the electoral system and the vote of Chileans abroad.[4]
On January 20, Senator Lily Pérez joined the movement,[5] who resigned from National Renewal four days earlier.[6] On March 28 of that year former Senator Carlos Cantero and regional councilor of Antofagasta Constantino Zafirópulos joined the party.[7]
In its initial intentions were to remain within the Alliance, forming a political party with Political Evolution and other social organizations of center-right and presenting its own candidate in an eventual presidential primary of the conglomerate for 2017.[8] However, this option has been moved away by the end of 2014 when Amplitude made a political reforms agreement with Public Force (Fuerza Pública), political movement led by Andrés Velasco, and Liberal Network (Red Liberal);[9] Lily Pérez has even expressed their intention to hold a presidential primary between she and Velasco.[10]
On March 7, 2015 Amplitude elected its provisional board of directors, in which Joaquin Godoy won the presidency with 89.8% of preferences, and the general secretary Peter Browne won with 80.9%.[11] The new board officially took office on March 15, 2015.[12]
On May 15, one of its founders, Deputy Karla Rubilar, quit Amplitude citing political differences.[13] The next day the General Council was held in the former National Congress building in Santiago, where a new emblem was presented and decided to initiate proceedings for registration as a political party.[14]
On September 28, 2015, Amplitude announced the formation of a political coalition of liberal movements center with Public Force and Liberal Network, facing the municipal elections of 2016.[15]
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External links
- Amplitude (Spanish)
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Notes:12345Numbers denote party membership of Political Coalitions, 1 is for the Nueva Mayoría, 2 is for Chile Vamos, 3 is for If You Want It, Chile Changes, 4 is for New Constitution for Chile, 5 is for Everyone to La Moneda.
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