As Chile prepares for its Presidential and Congressional elections on November 19, the Santiago Center, in partnership with Chile’s MIT Club, the MIT Sloan Management Latin America Office, Chile’s Harvard Club, and Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Regional Office, hosted the sixth edition of its joint series on current events. This installment explored Chile’s political climate during a pivotal moment in the country’s history.
The event, moderated by Francisco Aravena—a Columbia Journalism School alumnus and anchor at Tele13 Radio—brought together prominent political analysts and journalists. Panelists Patricia Politzer, Max Colodro, Eugenio Guzmán, and pollster Roberto Izikson engaged in a dynamic debate addressing the roots of Chile's political polarization, potential electoral scenarios, and the implications of a possible victory by Sebastián Piñera, the center-right candidate leading the polls.
This discussion took place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape, with the governing coalition Nueva Mayoría running divided, and the main opposition coalitions Chile Vamos and Frente Amplio having already chosen Sebastián Piñera and Beatriz Sánchez as their respective presidential candidates in July primaries.
You can watch the full discussion here.
