Evelyn Matthei Fornet, representative of the traditional Chilean right, seeks to become head of state in her second presidential campaign, with promises to create one million jobs and secure the border, which initially made her the favorite at the beginning of the year but pushed her to secondary positions following the emergence of far-right speeches. Although she was the favorite to win the presidency at the beginning of the year, her speeches have been overshadowed in recent months by those of the far right, whose candidates are the libertarian Johannes Kaiser and the leader of the Republican Party, José Antonio Kast. Some of her promises have shifted towards the far right to attract voters, such as securing the borders. In 2013, she suffered defeat in the second round after obtaining only 37.8% of the votes against Michelle Bachelet, who was elected president of the South American country for a second time, according to an article signed by the Xinhua news agency, whose services are subscribed to by Noticias Argentinas. After the election, Matthei assumed a low political profile and taught at a school in a popular commune of the capital. The first round will be on Sunday, November 15, when 15.77 million eligible voters will cast their ballot for one of the eight candidates in the first mandatory presidential election in the southern country. In her second presidential run, the member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) promises the creation of one million jobs, with a focus on women and young people, and a secure border to 'put an end to the entry of illegal immigrants,' one of the most sensitive issues in the southern country over the last five years. Likewise, she announced a subsidy to eliminate the savings required to access a mortgage loan for young people, with the aim of alleviating the housing crisis the country is experiencing with a deficit of nearly 500,000 houses, according to the 2024 Census.
