Chile’s Leftist Candidate Jara Pushes Controversial Agenda—Is This the Future We Want?

As Chile approaches its pivotal presidential election this November, Jeannette Jara emerges as the face of a unified leftist coalition promising a “vision for the future.” But what does that vision truly mean—for Chile, and by extension, for the stability of our hemisphere? At a mass rally in Santiago's Maipú district, attended by over 15,000 supporters, Jara laid out a platform heavy on government intervention, radical anti-crime policies, and economic redistribution. Jara’s commitment to “dignity, decent work, and good salaries” translates into plans to enforce a so-called “vital salary,” alongside lifting banking secrecy purportedly to combat organized crime. Yet such...