Equality Party (Chile)

The Equality Party (Spanish: Partido Igualdad) is a left-wing political party in Chile. It was founded in 2009 by various social movements of workers, students, mortgage borrowers, townspeople and human rights organizations, among other actors. Its first president was former communist councilor of Peñalolen, Lautaro Guanca.^[4]

Equality Party Partido Igualdad
President	Guillermo González Castro
Founded	2009
Dissolved	February 2022[a]
Headquarters	Aviador Zañartu 2389 Conchalí
Ideology	Socialism of the 21st century[1] Marxism Left-wing populism Anti-capitalism Anti-imperialism
Political position	Left-wing[2]
National affiliation	Dignidad Ahora (2020–present) New Constitution for Chile (2013) United People (2015-2016) Broad Front (2017-2019) Chile Digno (2021) Apruebo Dignidad (2021)
Regional affiliation	São Paulo Forum
Colours	Black and White
Website
www.partidoigualdad.cl
Politics of Chile Political parties Elections ^ a: Currently, this party is de facto active and in the process of legalization [3]

Legally registered in 2012, it first appeared in the municipal elections of that year. Reaching 0.81% of the vote, it got the election of one councilor.^[5]

For the 2013 elections, the party proclaimed Roxana Miranda as its presidential candidate.^[6] The party joined the Broad Front and supported Beatriz Sánchez for President in 2017, winning a seat in the lower house.

The party was deregistered in February 2022 because it did not receive at least 5% of the votes in the 2021 parliamentary elections to maintain its legality.^[7]

Presidential candidates

The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Equality Party. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).^[8]

• 2013: Roxana Miranda (lost)
• 2017: Beatriz Sánchez (lost)
• 2021: none

Electoral history

Presidential

Election	Candidate	First round		Second round		Result
		Votes	%	Votes	%
2013	Roxana Miranda	81,873	1.24 (#7)			Lost N
2017	Beatriz Sánchez[a]	1,338,037	20.27 (#3)			Lost N
2021	Did not contest					Lost N

1. The party was a member of Broad Front and supported its candidate

Parliamentary

Election	Leader	Senate				Chamber of Deputies				Government
		Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
2013	Roxana Miranda	70,692	1.57 (#10)[a]	0 / 38		67,094	1.08 (#12)[b]	0 / 120		Extra-parliamentary
2017	Guillermo González	26,640	1.60 (#14)[c]	0 / 43	0	129,232	2.16 (#12)[d]	1 / 120	1	Opposition
2021		82,785	1.78 (#15)[e]	0 / 43	0	127,506	2.01[f]	0 / 120	1	TBA

1. The party was a member of New Constitution for Chile that received 2.78% votes and came 5th
2. The party was a member of New Constitution for Chile that received 3.90% votes and came 3rd
3. The party was a member of Broad Front that received 11.06% votes and came 4th
4. The party was a member of Broad Front that received 16.49% votes and came 3rd
5. The party was a member of Dignidad Ahora
6. The party was a member of Dignidad Ahora

Constitutional Convention

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Majority
2021	Guillermo González	67,556	1.18 (#16)[a]	1 / 155	New	AD+LdP+LdA+INN

1. The party was a member of Apruebo Dignidad that received 18.74% votes and came 2nd