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Chile trapped between two “extremes”

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They are very afraid of the extreme right-wing candidate Jose Antonio Cast Like the left-wing Gabriel Borick. In the face of this Sunday’s referendum, most Chilean voters feel trapped between two “extremes,” pushing them to vote either empty or vacant.

“No one represents me because they are serious and I feel we do not need the reality of the country today,” says 48-year-old insurance agent Johanna Ugarde.

In the first round on November 21, Cost won with 27.9% of the vote, compared to Borick’s 25.8%, with Ugarde voting for “one more central option.” But now he feels the candidates are “orphaned”.

Representative of the I Abrew Dignity Coalition, which unites the Broad Front and the Communist Party, Congressman Gabriel Borick promises change in the economic model, which a section of the community blames for the deep inequalities in the country.

At 35, the minimum age for running for president, the left-wing candidate guarantees strong state and social rights after decades of traditional liberalism.

To do this, Borick proposes a tax reform that would increase the tax burden on the rich and, among other things, end the private pension system.

The conservative-minded caste, which opposes abortion and marital equality, seeks to maintain the system. He says his plan is to restore “peace and order” which Chile lost after the protests that erupted in October 2019 so that the country can grow again and implement social programs.

Borick was accused of being a “communist” while Cost was branded a “fascist”, polarizing a dialectical, cross-accusation-distorted campaign.

“I feel that Borick is very young and has no political maturity, and that he will be a simple spokesman, but de Cost scares me when he tries to resolve the violence by hitting the desk that he will be a simple spokesman.” The rich and very poor sectors are not mixed.

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A final review from a Brazilian consulting firm Atlas Intel, Conducted between 2,218 persons between December 14th and 16th, revealing a technical balance with a margin of error of 48.4% for war and 48.5% and 2% for cost.

“No candidate”

Many figures, such as Ugarde, have publicly declared their vote invalid. One of the last to approve of this option was Jose de Grigorio, a former minister in the Socialist Ricardo Lagos government and former chairman of the Central Bank.

I’m going to cancel. Despite the pressure on me from all sides, I think this is a very honest thing, “he told the local media, explaining that he makes that decision regardless of who rules.”

“Both have energies, but the truth is I don’t like both of them,” he added.

Ernesto Otton, a sociologist and former Lagos presidential adviser (2000-2006), will not vote. He traveled to Paris, but first declared himself “without a candidate”.

“I belong to the Democratic Left and can be called a Social Democrat.

Cast, he adds, “an extreme right-winger. Borik represents a radical and populist left. He is particularly concerned about his alliance with the Communist Party in Chile, which pursues a “non-democratic ideology.”

“I do not think Borik’s plan is simply a government plan to strengthen democracy,” he added.

One half did not participate in it

The worst case scenario since the establishment of the voluntary ballot in 2012 is that both candidates have calmed their speech ahead of the second round in search of voters from the center and those who have decided not to vote in recent years.

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Marcelo Mella, a researcher at the University of Santiago, told AFP: “The situation in Chile is normal for any democratic organization.

In the first round, participation reached 47%.

“The broad sector of the country is of the opinion that democratic institutions and democratic institutions will not solve problems in a timely manner,” Mella added, explaining that abstinence occurs mainly in the middle class and popular sectors.

I do not trust the cast. I did not share his life ambitions because he was a tough guy and he was very conservative; But Borick scares me a little, and I’m not convinced him that he’s always been involved in more serious things and now he’s more socially democratic, “said Magdalena Morales, a 32 – year – old bank employee. He did not vote on Sunday.

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