The (''Partido por la Democracia'') is a governing
Political Party in
Chile ; it is social liberal in its political orientation.
The party nominated in the 1999/2000
Presidential elections
Ricardo Lagos Escobar , who won 48.0 % in the first round and was elected with 51.3 % in the second round. At the last
Legislative Elections , 16 december 2001, the party won as part of the
Coalition Of Parties For Democracy 20 out of 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 3 out of 38 elected seats in the Senate. This changed at the
2005 Elections to 21 and 3.
