Communist Party of Chile
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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]).
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Communist Party of Chile Partido Comunista de Chile | |
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President | Guillermo Teillier |
Secretary-General | Lautaro Carmona [es] |
Chief of Deputies | Boris Barrera |
Founded | 4 June 1912; 111 years ago (1912-06-04) |
Headquarters | Vicuña Mackenna 31 Santiago |
Newspaper | El Siglo |
Youth wing | Communist Youth of Chile |
Membership (2023) | 46,031[1] |
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Political position | Left-wing[3] to far-left[4][5] |
National affiliation | Chile Digno (since 2020) Apruebo Dignidad (since 2021) Formerly:
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Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum |
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Chamber of Deputies | 12 / 155
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Senate | 2 / 50
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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.