In her fiercest debate yet during Chile’s presidential election campaign, the presidential candidate spoke of a left-wing coalition, Janet JaraHe strongly questioned his conservative opponent’s plans to cut spending. jose antonio cast, They said they lack details and pose a threat to society.
Asked how she would manage the budget, Jara said on Wednesday that she would not implement deep spending cuts, but rather He will focus on eliminating government programs with poor ratings.
Jara, former Minister of Labor, Pres Gabriel Borek A member of the Communist Party, he attacked Kast over his plans to cut US$6 billion in public spending in 18 months without eliminating social programmes.
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“There are six billion dollars that you have not been able to account for throughout the election campaign,” Jara said in a debate organized by the Broadcasters Association. “Why don’t you tell all Chileans from north to south that they are listening to you? This is your chance. Where will you get the money from?
In response, Kast said so “We are presenting concrete proposals to form a national unity emergency government.”without providing further details.
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Jara intensified her attacks on her right-wing rival, as recent opinion polls showed her declining by a large margin before the run-off on December 14. He sought to present Cast as a rival adept at delivering harsh criticism, but then failed to offer his own solutions to Chile’s most pressing problems. Voters will go to the polls with crime, rising clandestine immigration, and a weak economy as their main concerns.
The leftist candidate also criticized CAST’s chief economic advisor, Jorge Queiroz, for his involvement in previous cases of monopolistic practices. Quiroz provided advice to companies that were later convicted for these practices. “When you want the presidency of Chile, you have to have Chileans in your heart, not those who conspire, not those who agree to corrupt the vast majority.”Gaara said.
“You have my full support”Kast said regarding Kairouz.
Immigration is a central issue
Both candidates also competed Immigration. In November, Caste went to Chile’s border with Peru to confirm his plans to expel thousands of illegal immigrants, and repeatedly urged them to leave before he takes office next March. These comments sparked concern in Peru, which declared a state of emergency and deployed forces along its border with Chile.
Jara said it was not appropriate to exploit migration for political purposes. “Generating tension with other countries.”
For his part, Kast refused to budge from his hardline stance. When asked if he would seek to reform Chile’s birthright citizenship laws, he responded: “We must open the debate.”
“I’m not saying I’m going to introduce a bill,” he said. “But I think that the parliamentarians themselves, who see what is happening today, have a different view of what is happening. Today we must ensure health care, education and safety for our citizens.”
Jara won the first round on November 16 with 26.9% of the vote, followed by Caste with 23.9%, according to the Electoral College.