Camila Vallejo, the former university representative, the new elected to Congress

Chilean presidential and parliamentary elections took place last Sunday. And I found a new which tells us about Camila Vallejo election. She was elected to be part of the Congress as three other former university representatives, Karol Cariola, Giorgio Jackson and Gabriel Boric. She is the new representative from La Florida. The article remembers us about her strong participation in the student protests in 2011 when she was a Universidad de Chile student and leader of the Federation of students. The youngness is one of the other outstanding aspects the journalist mentions because he names her part of the new generation who is in politics and her international fame because of the 2011 student actions. The article also talks about her support to Michelle Bachelet campaign where she is part of the coalition, Nueva Mayoría and the clear victory Bachelet. However a second-round will have been done next month where, according to it, Bachelet will win. 

However it shows us the opposite position that says to have Melissa Sepúlveda the recently elected new head of the Universidad de Chile's student body. Melissa explains that the Congress is not the places to make changes and she wouldn't vote for any of the former university representative.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/18/chilean-student-leader-camila-vallejo-congress-bachelet-election

Elections

Voting is really important to me. I was born in 1988, but I have studied Chilean history and I have learned how difficult it was during the dictatorship to express our opinion. Democracy is not a gift, democracy is what we deserve and we recovered it back, but it cost a huge price. That's why I am engaged with my people, my country and myself and I will vote on November 17th when the presidential election takes place. I believe in freedom of opinion and I consider very important to spread the ideas of the candidates through electoral campaigns.

Candidates have to be honest, consequent and have their ideas very clear. Their program has to be known by everyone. I believe in political alliances but without losing the essence of the candidates. A public position as Presidency should have a lower range of age to make possible the changes our old political system by letting young (but not that young) people participate and work for the best of our country.

I have never considered myself a politician, not in a real plan. I like politics and public administration but I see myself in the future as part of a work team, probably working for a candidate. I have to be honest, I feel more comfortable in backstage, I consider this part more excited. 

I live in Providencia and I visit my family in Ñuñoa which is part of my district too. I like when candidates show themselves and their programs because to vote we need to know them. The thing is that all the advertisement is too much and that makes the city even dirtier. I would ask the senate some changes about this.

What about you, what do you think?