José Antonio Cast (Santiago, 59 years old) is preparing to complete his third attempt to reach the presidential seat in La Moneda Palace after his election campaigns in 2017 and 2021. The Republican Party candidate, also supported by the Christian Socialist Party, will be the one facing Janet Jara, the ruling party’s standard-bearer who went to the second round as leader.
The former MP and ex-UDI campaigner, from the traditional right, focused his speech on security and migration issues within an understandable framework Emergency government. In doing so, the standard-bearer avoided addressing the complex issues of his sector such as abortion and human rights violations during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). It also focused on criticism of President Gabriel Buric, who could not avoid responding to the attacks.
economy
The Republican has colored the economic debate with two proposals that have been criticized by both the ruling party and the traditional right. One of the most controversial is the $6 billion tax cut in 18 months. Kast did not detail the formula he would use to implement the amendment, although he said he would take measures to reduce expenses such as ending the amendment tacky (employees who obtained their positions through influence) and with regulation in handing out medical licenses. On pensions, the candidate said he would work for a promotion Goodbye loanIt is a measure aimed at ending the loan of 1.5% of people to the state that was identified in the pension reform promoted by the Buric administration. The extremist group has insisted that its proposal to cut expenses will not affect the provision of social benefits, including the Universal Guaranteed Pension (PGU) – a phrase it campaigned on. I love you PGU To emphasize his intention to maintain profit. In tax matters, the candidate promised to cancel contributions (land tax) on the first residence.
Public safety
Kast introduced the “Intransigent Plan,” a proposal that, according to the candidate, seeks to halt the advance of organized crime in the country. “Chile is working in the opposite direction: criminals are free and honest citizens are living in prison. The stubborn plan is the firm response that millions of Chileans have been waiting for,” he said. Among the initiatives of this plan is the establishment of prisons with high security measures and the complete isolation of drug gang leaders. The end of psychedelic funerals. Tougher penalties for members of criminal gangs; Review self-defense enforcement – end “criminalization of victims defending themselves,” says flag bearer; Establishing a working group to restore areas occupied by crime. The ultraconservative opposes the death penalty and says the harshest punishment a person should face is life imprisonment.
Immigration
During his 2021 presidential campaign, where he lost in the second round to President Buric, the Republican proposed creating a trench on the Chilean border to stop the irregular entry of foreigners. Among the most prominent ideas is funding about 2,000 flights to deport illegal immigrants to their countries of origin, a measure that could reach about $300 million. Kast even said that in his final government he would seek to get migrants to “cooperate” and pay for their own return ticket.
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