With a high rate of abstentions, the election result in Chile will be a minority, says specialist

Voters head to the polls this Sunday, the 19th, to choose between left-wing candidate Gabriel Borek and Jose Antonio Caste, from the far right.

EFE / Alberto Valdés and Library of the National Congress of ChileGabriel Borek (left) and Jose Antonio Caste (right) compete in the second round of elections in Chile.

the Chile This Sunday, the 19th, leads the second round of Presidential elections. left filter Gabriel Borek dispute with Jose Antonio Cast, from the far right. However, amid the polarization of the country, the assessment is that the election results should not reflect the popular choice, as assessing General Coordinator of the International Group for Analysis of the Conjunctiva (GACInt) at the University of São Paulo, Alberto Pfeiffer. “The abstention was very loud and the vote is optional. A hesitant voter may be a voter who has decided not to vote. So the election result does not reflect the majority of the Chilean population,” he explains. “It is important to identify neutral voters, who are outside the electoral process. We can have more indifference than jarring,” he adds.

In the first round, Gabriel Borek received 25.82% of the vote, while José Antonio Caste took first place with 27.91%. The abstentions accounted for about 47%, which is also indicative of the downfall of the current government. “The fact that the right did not get more than 30% of the first round reflects a kind of dismay due to the pandemic and the economic decline of the government of Sebastian Pinera. He was unable to advance the reforms and economic agenda that would lead Chile into the process of growth,” he says, citing what he called “the drama of the center’s bankruptcy.” It is a disappointment with the center and a departure from the electoral process. He concluded that the result would be a Chilean minority .

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