The Neiberhood Sorprise

Two weeks ago, there were primary election in Providencia’s municipality, where Josefa Errazuriz, or “Pepa” as her called her friends, won with a 39,7% of ballots go beyond of the liberal candidate Cristobal Bellolio, and the socialist candidate Javier Inzulsa.

This was a sorprise, because this sociologist have not  policy network or is an active member of a political party. However, she is well-known as an active neirberhood leader. She since 1988, is member of neiber council “Los Estanques” , and since 2002 is member of the directory of it.
But she doesn’t stop there. In the period 2002-2005 she was president of  defense committee of green areas and in the period 2004-2006 was member of the quality of life committe’ s directory.

Josefa Errazuriz will compete with the current Providencia’s mayor Cristián Labbé (Also know as Labbestia), who has a very well evaluated administration, but he is acussed to run a very authoritarian administration. We can see this in the handling of the student movemet, whe he expel several student for be a  movement’s leaders.

Labbe is Providencia’s Mayor since 1996, and this municipality election is an oportunity for the Providencia's people to take him out.