The Chileans will choose president again on November 16 and although the date appears even far in the calendar the political waters of that country have begun to stir, at least for the call progressivism. Gabriel Boric has a popularity of 32% that, at this point, is not enough to guarantee a succession within its space. The possibility that the right or ultra -right controls the reins of the Palace of La Moneda as of March 11, 2026 is large. To avoid a scenario that causes chills early, the clamor has emerged so that Michelle Bachelet, twice president, in 2006 and 2014, taking a step forward.
“Pump-Tres”says the newspaper ‘La Tercero’. The ‘the counter’ portal has resorted to the image of a popular comic to explain the crossroads of the ruling party: in the face of a firm advance of the opposition was forced to turn on the “Bati Signal” So that the sky of Santiago, such as the Gothic City, projects the figure of Bachelet as a salvation agent that can also unify behind its left and the center.
“There is consensus – even in Christian democracy – so that the ex -president can tear down internal divisions.” Between wishes and reality a gap opens that can be insurmountable. The one that was a high commissioned Human Rights of the UN “It still does not respond to the call”. Silence does not necessarily mean a negative. Bachelet You take your time to respond and that is what you have in suspense of those who would like the enigma of your candidacy to be resolved.
SAUSUR WITHOUT SUPPORT
“If she made the decision, everything Our sector should be square behind you “argues the current leader of the Socialist party, Paulina Vodanovic. The Broad Buric front was also expressed in the same direction. For the Social Democratic Party, Bachelet Keep a “Extraordinary leadership” in society and that would allow to stop the “ultra -right, global.” The Minister of Justice and member of the Communist PartyJaime Gajardo (PC) also expressed his enthusiasm: “The whole ruling party seems to us that it would be a tremendous privilege For our country to have her as a candidate. “
The socialist senator, José Miguel Insulza, who played an important role during the democratic transition, called to “define once and for all” the situation because other candidates to replace Boric are harmed in the eyes of Chileans as “Subundones”. The most notorious case is that of the Carolina Tohá, Former Minister General of Government of Bachelet herself and one of the main collaborators of the current president.
Matthei and Kaiser
He Bachelet’s silence It cannot be eternal or depend on the current state of the surveys, some analysts maintain. According to the last poll of the Criteria consultant, the former president is second with an intention to vote of 13% to Evelyn Mattheiof the right -wing independent Democratic Union (UDI), which doubles support.
The Brazilian company Atlas Intel It places Matthei first, but followed by Johannes Kaiser, brother of the writer Axek and the trans -Andean version of the Argentine president Javier Milei. Tohá receives the preference of 13% of the interviewees and only 5.6% opted for the former president, without knowing that she could be in the career for the presidency. The growth of the most conservative sectors is driven by Urban Security Problems that increased in recent years and anti -immigrant speech.
Opposite opinions
“While there are many who trust their popularity, voices have also emerged that warn that the scenario is different and that if the former president decides not only to risk her political capital, but also the possibility of losing the election,” said the EMOL PORTAL.
According to Roberto Munita, a political analyst at Andrés Bello University (UNAB), Bachelet Roberto Munita, considered that Bachelet “has some ghosts that will persecute her throughout her candidacy” and have to do with what he did or could not do in The two opportunities occupied by the Palace of La Moneda. “You will have to be facing the past continuously, And that is exhausting for any campaign. “But in addition, in its condition as flag bearer of a good part of the forces that currently govern,” must answer “for the management of Boric. That can be “exploited” by the other contestants.
Jaime Schaulsohn, Founder of the Party for Democracy (PPD) to which former President Ricardo Lagos belonged, expressed his categorical rejection of a new return: “A Bachelet re -election would be a huge setback for Chile on all planes. No one should govern three times.” The senator and current authority of that formation, Jaime Quintana, has expressed his objections but for other reasons: “If the candidate becomes We have an important difficulty in renewing faces of progressivism“.
