The Communist Party of Chile (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Chile) is a Chilean political party inspired by the thoughts of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin.
It was founded in 1922, as the continuation of the Socialist Workers Party. In 1932 it established its youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile (Juventudes Comunistas de Chile [abbr:JJ.CC]).
Communist Party of Chile Partido Comunista de Chile | |
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President | Guillermo Teillier |
Secretary-General | Lautaro Carmona |
Chief of Deputies | Boris Barrera |
Founded | 4 June 1912 |
Headquarters | Vicuña Mackenna 31 Santiago |
Newspaper | El Siglo |
Youth wing | Communist Youth of Chile |
Membership (2023) | 46,031 |
Ideology | |
Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
National affiliation | Chile Digno (since 2020) Apruebo Dignidad (since 2021) Formerly:
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Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum |
International affiliation |
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Colours | |
Chamber of Deputies | 12 / 155 |
Senate | 2 / 50 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
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The PCCh was a member of "New Majority" (Spanish: Nueva Mayoría), a leftist coalition led by President of Chile Michelle Bachelet.
It holds 8 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
General Secretary | Tenure | President | Tenure |
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Ramón Sepúlveda Leal | 1922–? | Elijah Lafferte | 1956–1961 |
Luis A. González | ?–? | Dissolved | 1961–2002 |
Galvarino Gil | ?–? | Gladys Marín | 2002–2005 |
Maclovio Galdames | ?–? | Guillermo Teillier | 2005–present |
José Santos Zavala | ?–? | — | — |
Isaias Iriarte | ?–1929 | — | — |
Carlos Contreras Labarca | 1931–1946 | — | — |
Ricardo Fonseca | 1946–1948 | — | — |
Oyarzun Galo González | 1948–1958 | — | — |
Luis Corvalán | 1958–1990 | — | — |
Volodia Teitelboim | 1990–1994 | — | — |
Gladys Marín | 1994–2002 | — | — |
Guillermo Teillier | 2002–2005 | — | — |
Lautaro Carmona | 2005–present | — | — |
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