Traditionalist Conservative Party

The Traditionalist Conservative Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador Tradicionalista, PCT) was a right-wing political party in Chile founded in 1948 when the Conservative Party split into two factions. It participated in the coalition called National Concentration in the government of President Gabriel González Videla.

Traditionalist Conservative Party
Partido Conservador Tradicionalista
Founded1948
Dissolved1953
Preceded byConservative Party
Merged intoUnited Conservative Party
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile
IdeologyConservatism (Chile)
Traditionalism
Anti-communism
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionCatholicism

From 12 to 15 August 1950, the party held its first and only National Convention.[1] On 15 December 1953 as a result of the merger with a faction of the Social Christian Conservative Party, it was renamed the United Conservative Party.

Electoral results

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Presidential candidates

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The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Traditionalist Conservative Party. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).

References

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  1. ^ Teresa Pereira (1994). "El Partido conservador: 1930-1965, ideas, figuras y actitudes" (PDF). Memoria Chilena. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Cruz-Coke, Ricardo. 1984. Historia electoral de Chile. 1925-1973. Editorial Jurídica de Chile. Santiago