Jose Antonio Kast, of the far-right Partido Republicano (Republican Party), and Jeannette Jara, representing the left and social democratic parties plus the Christian Democrats (DC), will face off this Tuesday in a program organized by the National Television Association (ANATEL).
Jara comes to the meeting with the endorsement of having won in the first round, but Kast is considered the favorite in the polls, as the far right and extreme right support his candidacy.
“I believe this is an election that is still undecided, even though all the polls clearly show that Kast would win,” political analyst Victor Osorio told Prensa Latina.
Osorio remembers that Chileans have the option of choosing in Sunday’s elections between two different paths for the country’s development.
Jeannette Jara advocates for building a State that protects society, guarantees social rights, and advances wealth redistribution.
Jose Antonio Kast has a neoliberal proposal where the State loses its protective role and greater guarantees are given to private investment, and experience has shown that this formula produces social inequalities.
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