title: Democrat Party (Chile)
text: # Democrat Party (Chile)
  
  The Democrat Party (Partido Demócrata) of Chile was a Chilean political party created by a left-wing faction of the Radical Party in 1887. It was created to protect the working and middle class, but over the years it became a traditional political movement, with factions of center-right and center-left.
  
  Luis Emilio Recabarren was active in the party until 1912, when he founded the Socialist Workers Party (POS), which later changed its name to the Communist Party.
  
  ## Presidential candidates
  
  The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Democrat Party.
  
  * 1896: Vicente Reyes (lost)
  * 1901: Germán Riesco (won)
  * 1906: Zenón Torrealba Ilabaca (lost)
  * 1910: Ramón Barros Luco (won)
  * 1915: Javier Ángel Figueroa (lost)
  * 1920: Arturo Alessandri (won)
  * 1925: Emiliano Figueroa (won)
  * 1927: none
  * 1931: Arturo Alessandri (lost)
  * 1932: Arturo Alessandri (won)
  * 1938: Gustavo Ross (lost)
  