The Democratic Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Democrático, PSD) was a Chilean political party that existed from 1959 to 1960. It originated as a dissident faction of the Socialist Party of Chile.
Democratic Socialist Party | |
|---|---|
| President | Florencio Galleguillos Vera |
| Founded | October 11, 1959 |
| Dissolved | September 18, 1960 |
| Succeeded by | National Democratic Party |
| Ideology | Democratic Socialism Anti-Class war Reformism |
| Political position | Left to center-left |
History
editThe collective was founded on October 11, 1959 by Florencio Galleguillos Vera, Socialist representative of the Seventh departamental grouping, second district of Santiago. It defined itself as a moderate left-wing party and rejected the concept of class conflict common in other political parties. Its founders were Florencio Galleguillos Vera (president), Enrique Arriagada Saldías (vicepresident) and belmor Montenegro Godoy (secretary general).[1]
It participated in the 1960 municipal elections, where it gained no representatives. After its electoral defeat, the party combined with other movements to found the National Democratic Party.
References
edit- ^ Dirección del Registro Electoral (30 October 1959). "Solicitación de inscripción del "Partido Socialista Democrático"". Diario Oficial de la República de Chile. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
Bibliography
edit- Izquierdo, Gonzalo. 1990. Historia de Chile. Editorial Andrés Bello. Santiago.
- Loveman; Lira. 2000. Las ardientes cenizas del olvido: Vía chilena de reconciliación política. 1932-1994. LOM Ediciones. Santiago. ISBN 956-282-287-7.
