Post 3: Election day

Well, first it's a very controversial issue, because in Chile we are living a politic crisis. Actually, the great chilean population don't want to vote 'cause we are in a generalized atmosphere of distrust, and the people is angry about this. I think that although we are living in bad political moments. We need motivation to participate in politic, on the contrary, the same people will stay in the politic power perpetuating the corruption and injustice in our country. So, I will vote in the upcoming elections because we need great changes in the traditional forms in the chilean politics, and voting is a form to participate in the social change (not the unique).

In the last elections in my district (La Florida, Santiago de Chile), the politics candidates was Rodolfo Carter (current mayor in La Florida, ex-UDI and independent with a liberal and conservative thought), Juan Zurita (Partido Ecologista Verde), David Peralta (Partido Comunista de Chile). María Morales (Unión Patriótica) and Alexis Schumacher (Partido Progresista). It was difficult in my context, because no one represents my political thought and projects for my district: Carter and Peralta goes in the coalitions Chile Vamos and Nueva Mayoría respectively, so they represent the old chilean politic, the same as Schumacher (Partido Progresista keeps near relationships with Nueva Mayoría); I thought that Zurita and Morales don't have enought faculties to assume the mayor position in my district and I'm disagree with booth ideological convictions that Zurita and Morales represents, but finally I voted for Zurita.

In the presidential elections I'm going to vote, but I want to wait the final candidatures and then I will make a decision. I think the main qualities should be a public vocation and a great politic competences, making good decisions and having a real sense of social justice.

Finally, I have consider to get involved in politics, but the current parties don't represent my political thought. I think my current politic action is mainly in the social movements, and I think that it could be to stay in this sphere in the short time.