Municipal elections. The powerful launch of the campaign of the ruling party + DC

Candidates and leaders of the nine parties participated in activities to kick off their campaigns ahead of the elections in October.Today we begin this campaign with great enthusiasm, to support it throughout Chile” said Alberto Undurraga, president of the DC. The president of the FA, Constanza Martínez, valued the agreement from the PC to the DC, which “represents diversity and unites the progressive arc around the importance of local governments”. Lautaro Carmona, leader of the PC, indicated that “This is very broad because it is a primary motivation, to prevent the right from gaining ground.” Flavia Torrealba, president of FREVS, said that “this election is especially important because it aims to influence the destinies of the communities.” “From the communes, our candidates represent principles and values, such as promoting security and fighting corruption,” she said. The PPD general secretary, José Toro Kemp. In October, “the progressive block, made up of the alliance parties and the Christian Democrats, will form a great project for the future from the territory” said Leonardo Cubillos, president of the PR. Efrén Osorio, secretary general of AH, said that “the right tried to install a discourse of hate and xenophobia, but our people are not like that.” “Citizens will have to choose between a collective that has managed to agree on a single list for the 345 communes” and the right, said Juan Carlos Urzúa, president of the Liberal Party. The PS general secretary, Camilo Escalona, ​​pointed out that “what unites us is a spirit of dignity and decency.”

Santiago. 30/8/2024The electoral pact for mayoralties “Contigo Chile Mejor”, which brings together the ruling party and the Christian Democrats, kicked off the campaign for the municipal elections in October 2024.

The activity took place at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Santiago, bringing together leaders and representatives of Humanist Action (AH), the Green Social Regionalist Federation (FRVS), the Broad Front (FA), the Communist Party (PC), the Liberal Party (PL), the Party for Democracy (PPD), the Radical Party (PR), the Socialist Party (PS) and the Christian Democrats (DC).

Conchalí mayoral candidate Grace Arcos, underlined the bloc’s commitment to the community, declaring that “we have come to meet once again with all the centre-left parties, the left-wing progressivism around this unitary pact for the 2024 municipal elections. We take on this task with pride and commitment for a better commune.”

Irací Hassler, mayor of Santiago, highlighted that the “Contigo Chile Mejor” pact is a “unitary space that shows that from the left and progressivism we have a project for Chile, from each of the neighborhoods and communes of our country. With unitary candidacies that represent a permanent link with the neighborhoods to improve the quality of life of the people, to put security at the center.”

He highlighted “the pact’s focus on security and sustainability for current and future generations.”

Edith Alvear, candidate for mayor of Villa Alemana, said: “Today we meet with all the political forces that represent the Contigo Chile Mejor pact, a demonstration of unity and transformation for a communal project that requires the broadest unity. This declaration reaffirms the conviction that unity is key to promoting significant changes in the territories.”

Nicolás Hurtado, candidate for mayor of La Florida, said that “we are very happy to have been part of this process, this united effort that the nine parties of the progressive forces, of change, of the left, of the Contigo Chile Mejor pact, are carrying out. Not only with respect to the 345 municipalities of the country, but in La Florida this effort allows us greater hope and real possibilities of change and transformation in each of our spaces.”

The president of the Communist Party, Lautaro Carmona, emphasized the purpose of the pact by pointing out that “this has a very wide scope because it is about a first motivation, to succeed in preventing the right with demagogy, with opportunism and sometimes by taking the needs of the people hostage, from gaining positions and in the end continuing to govern against the interests of the majority.”

The activity of the parties of “Contigo Chile Mejor” marked a milestone on the road to the municipal elections in October, highlighting integrity, transparency and security as fundamental pillars of the campaign for the pact for mayors.

The deputy and president of the Christian Democracy, Alberto Undurraga, declared that “we have resolved and agreed to have a single candidate in each of the country’s communes. Today we begin this campaign with great enthusiasm, to support it throughout Chile, with the objective of building greater equity, security, citizen participation, and transparency in each commune.”

The president of the Frente Amplio, Constanza Martínez, said that “we are moving forward with a historic national agreement that covers the 345 municipalities of the country. This unitary agreement represents diversity, from the DC to the PC, and unites the progressive arc around the importance of local governments, which are often the first gateway for citizens, not only to access services, but also to address deep and difficult issues such as security, care and the recovery of public spaces.”

Flavia Torrealba, president of FREVS, said that “for us, this election is especially important because it aims to influence the destinies of communities, which are overwhelmed by problems arising from the global climate crisis. Our regions and communes are weakened in terms of production, and it is essential to discuss an economic model that integrates everyone.”

The secretary general of the PPD, José Toro Kemp, stated that “while the right is divided and cannot offer a municipal project to the country, the ruling party and the Christian Democrats have achieved a unity that can do so. From the communes, our candidates represent principles and values, such as the promotion of security and the fight against corruption, always seeking to improve the quality of life of Chileans.”

Leonardo Cubillos, leader of the Radical Party, said that “on October 27, the progressive bloc, made up of the alliance parties and the Christian Democrats, will form a great project for the future from the territory, with candidates who will show the way for the next generations.”

Efrén Osorio, secretary general of Acción Humanista, said that “the right tried to install a discourse of hate and xenophobia, but our people are not like that. Today, the broadest political spectrum we have ever known is gathered around the Contigo Chile Mejor pact.”

The president of the Liberal Party, Juan Carlos Urzúa, stressed that “citizens will have to choose between a group that, despite its differences, has managed to agree on a single list for the 345 municipalities, and a divided right that cannot reach consensus either when governing or in other circumstances.”

The PS Secretary General, Camilo Escalona, ​​pointed out that “what unites us is a spirit of dignity and decency. We have met to work together to build a fairer and better Chile from the municipalities and regional governments, and we feel deeply happy to have called for this unity to have a good result in October and continue working for Chile.”