{{short description|Chilean politician}} {{family name hatnote|Jadue|Jadue|lang=Chilean}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Daniel Jadue | pronunciation = | image = Daniel Jadue, 2017 (cropped).jpg | alt = | order = | office = Mayor of Recoleta | term_start = 6 December 2012 | term_end = 3 June 2024 | predecessor = Sol Letelier González | successor = Gianinna Repetti Lara (interim) | birth_name = Óscar Daniel Jadue Jadue | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1967|6|28}} | birth_place = Santiago, Chile | death_date = | death_place = | party = Communist (since 1993) | other_party = Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (1988–1993) | alma_mater = University of Chile<br />Catholic University of the North | footnotes = | website = {{URL|danieljadue.cl}} {{in lang|es}} | occupation = Architect, sociologist, politician }} '''Óscar Daniel Jadue Jadue''' (born 28 June 1967) is a Chilean architect, sociologist and Marxist politician.{{efn|Starting from his respect to party's principles, Jadue has also explicitly said that he adheres to Marx's theory on the alienation of capitalism, system that ―according him― generates poverty.<ref name="Capitalism">{{Cite web|last=T13|title="Desde nuestra perspectiva el capitalismo genera pobreza" Daniel Jadue|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GtrPLzGn9|access-date=12 July 2021|work=Revista de Frente/YouTube}}</ref>}} A member of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh), Jadue served as Mayor of Recoleta since 2012 until his dismissal on July 22, 2024.
A Chilean of Palestinian Christian descent, Jadue originally became involved in politics as a Palestinian independence activist. From 1987 to 1991, Jadue served as president of General Union of Palestinian Students. During his career, Jadue has worked as a commercial architect, policy advisor, and scholar. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to achieve elected office, Jadue was elected to govern Recoleta, a commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, in 2012. In this capacity, he has presided over the creation of "people's pharmacies", a series of municipal-run drugstores to provide patients with affordable medication.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=A Communist Mayor in Chile Explains How to Govern Locally From the Left|url=https://jacobinmag.com/2019/04/communist-party-chile-left-governance-recoleta|access-date=20 May 2021|website=jacobinmag.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
Jadue was a candidate in the presidential primaries for Apruebo Dignidad,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Vega|first=Maximiliano|date=25 April 2021|title=Partido Comunista formaliza la candidatura presidencial del alcalde de Recoleta, Daniel Jadue|url=https://www.latercera.com/nacional/noticia/partido-comunista-oficializa-candidatura-presidencial-del-alcalde-de-recoleta-daniel-jadue/3N7BN2KYEVCP3LD6AG2NLMDL3M/|access-date=29 April 2021|website=La Tercera}}</ref> in which he was defeated by Gabriel Boric.<ref>{{Cite web|last=T13|title=Pulso Ciudadano: Jadue lidera preferencia presidencial con un 19,2% tras elecciones|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/elecciones-2021/politica/pulso-ciudadano-daniel-jadue-joaquin-lavin-encuesta-jiles-elecciones-presidente-19-05-2021|access-date=20 May 2021|website=T13|date=19 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Digitalproserver|last2=Agricultura|first2=Radio|title=Pulso Ciudadano: Pamela Jiles baja 11 puntos y Joaquín Lavín vuelve al primer lugar para ser el próximo presidente|url=https://www.radioagricultura.cl/politica/2021/05/19/pulso-ciudadano-pamela-jiles-baja-11-puntos-y-joaquin-lavin-vuelve-al-primer-lugar-para-ser-el-proximo-presidente.html|access-date=20 May 2021|website=Radio Agricultura|language=es|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519192026/https://www.radioagricultura.cl/politica/2021/05/19/pulso-ciudadano-pamela-jiles-baja-11-puntos-y-joaquin-lavin-vuelve-al-primer-lugar-para-ser-el-proximo-presidente.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooperativa.cl|title=Tras su proclamación, sondeo sitúa a Daniel Jadue por sobre otros candidatos presidenciales|url=https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/politica/encuestas-presidenciales/tras-su-proclamacion-sondeo-situa-a-daniel-jadue-por-sobre-otros/2021-04-28/102335.html|access-date=20 May 2021|website=Cooperativa.cl|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Montes|first=Rocío|date=23 May 2021|title=El alcalde Jadue lleva al Partido Comunista de vuelta a la primera línea de la política chilena|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-05-23/el-alcalde-jadue-lleva-al-partido-comunista-de-vuelta-a-la-primera-linea-de-la-politica-chilena.html|access-date=4 July 2021|website=EL PAÍS|language=es}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=19 July 2021|title=Two political upstarts notch upset wins in Chile's presidential primaries|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/two-political-upstarts-notch-upset-wins-chiles-presidential-primaries-2021-07-19/|access-date=19 July 2021|website=Reuters}}</ref>
On 3 June 2024, Judge Paulina Moya Jiménez ordered the preventive detention of Jadue in connection with a criminal complaint filed by businessman Álvaro Castro, owner of Best Quality Products SpA. The complaint, directed against the Asociación Chilena de Farmacias Populares (Achifarp) and Jadue in his capacity as mayor of Recoleta, alleged a multimillion‑peso debt arising from the 2020 sale of N95 masks, gloves, and thermometers to Achifarp.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/judicial/fiscalia-investiga-denuncia-por-defraudacion-millonaria-contra-daniel/2021-04-01/153630.html | title=Fiscalía investiga denuncia por "defraudación millonaria" contra Daniel Jadue }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pjud.cl/prensa-y-comunicaciones/noticias-del-poder-judicial/110088 | title=3° Juzgado de Garantía de Santiago deja en prisión preventiva a alcalde de Recoleta por administración desleal, estafa y fraude al fisco }}</ref> On 2 September 2024, the Tercer Juzgado de Garantía revoked the preventive detention measure, citing recommendations from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, according to Judge Paula Brito. After 91 days in custody at the Anexo Capitán Yáber facility, Jadue was released and placed under house arrest for the remainder of the investigation.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tribunal revoca prisión preventiva para Daniel Jadue: Queda con arresto domiciliario total « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile | url=https://radio.uchile.cl/2024/09/02/tribunal-revoca-prision-preventiva-para-daniel-jadue-queda-con-arresto-domiciliario-total/ }}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
Daniel Jadue was born in Recoleta, Santiago to small business owners Magaly del Carmen Jadue Jadue and Juan Fariz Jadue Jadue.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Resumen de declaración|trans-title=Summary of declaration|url=https://www.infoprobidad.cl/Declaracion/Declaracion?ID=8240|access-date=30 September 2020|website=InfoProbidad|language=es}}</ref> He was estranged from his father, a supporter of Augusto Pinochet, for most of his life.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jadue|first=Daniel|author-link=Daniel Jadue|date=19 April 2019|title="De mi padre aprendí a no ser como él"|trans-title=From my father, I learned not to be like him|url=http://www.danieljadue.cl/web/2019/04/09/de-mi-padre-aprendi-a-no-ser-como-el/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301160038/http://www.danieljadue.cl/web/2019/04/09/de-mi-padre-aprendi-a-no-ser-como-el/|archive-date=1 March 2021|access-date=26 November 2020|website=Daniel Jadue|language=es|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jadue is the grandson of Christian Palestinian immigrants who arrived in Chile during the first half of the last century. He is also a second-degree cousin of the Chilean soccer referee Sergio Jadue.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 January 2013|title=Los primos Jadue|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/sin-editar/2013/01/04/los-primos-jadue/|access-date=24 September 2021|website=El Mostrador|language=es}}</ref>
He graduated from the University of Chile with degrees in sociology and architecture. He has a degree in total quality management from Catholic University of the North, a master's degree in urban planning, and a specialist degree in social housing, also from the University of Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 March 2008|title=Acerca de|trans-title=About|url=https://www.danieljadue.cl/web/acerca-de/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029134717/https://www.danieljadue.cl/web/acerca-de/|archive-date=29 October 2020|access-date=29 September 2020|website=Daniel Jadue|language=es}}</ref>
== Private career == Jadue has specialized in community management for the last 15 years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 September 2017|title=Presentarán libro "La belleza desarmada" en Chile|trans-title=They will present "The unarmed beauty" book in Chile|url=https://www.iglesiadesantiago.cl/noticias/vicaria-pastoral-y-departamentos/depto-area-laicado/presentaran-libro-la-belleza-desarmada-en-chile|access-date=9 March 2021|website=Iglesia de Santiago|language=es}}</ref> He has a vast professional career linked to local development management and local governments. He has been project manager for community development plans and participatory regulatory plans in several Chilean communes. He has also carried out research on quality of life, gender, youth crime, employment and poverty in cities in Latin America and Europe. He has participated with presentations in international seminars on quality of life, gender, housing and social Comptroller's office. He was a professor at the Architecture and Urban Sociology Workshop at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Jadue |work=Opinión en Cooperativa|url=https://opinion.cooperativa.cl/opinion/daniel-jadue/2011-06-02/165853.htmlaccess-date=2020-09-30|language=es-ES}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In the architectural field, he was project manager in several public works such as the Municipality of Pichilemu, the Estación Central Cultural Center, the Pedro Aguirre Cerda House of Culture, the Fort of Purén Historical Park and the headquarters of the Union of Supervisors of Chuquicamata mine.
He was an advisor to the Chuquicamata unions on issues related to the process of transformation of Chuquicamata into an exclusive industrial zone and to some unions in the field of salmon farms in the Los Lagos Region in the preparation of their collective bargaining.
For more than five years, he was a panelist for the talk show ''El Termómetro'' on Chilevisión and participated in a political analysis program every Friday on ''Radio Nuevo Mundo''. He is a frequent panelist for analysis of international politics on international television stations such as TeleSur, RT, HispanTV and NTN24. He is also a columnist for El Mostrador<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Jadue, Author at El Mostrador|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/autor/danieljadue/|access-date=29 September 2020|website=El Mostrador|language=es}}</ref> and Radio Cooperativa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archivo de columnas de Daniel Jadue|url=http://blogs.cooperativa.cl/opinion/tag/daniel-jadue/|website=Radio Cooperativa|language=es}}</ref>
== Early political career == His political career began within Palestinian organizations linked to the Palestine Liberation Organization during the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chilean mayor with antisemitic expressions|url=https://www.wzo.org.il/antisemitism/index.php?dir=site&page=articles&op=item&cs=4825|access-date=29 September 2020|website=World Zionist Organization}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 February 2018|title=La fórmula "popular" de Daniel Jadue|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/politica/semanal/la-formula-popular-de-daniel-jadue|access-date=30 September 2020|website=Teletrece}}</ref> He was president of the General Union of Palestinian Students between 1987 and 1991<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alcalde chileno con expresiones antisemitas e incitación al odio {{!}} Aurora|url=http://www.aurora-israel.co.il/alcalde-chileno-con-expresiones-antisemitas-e-incitacion-al-odio|access-date=30 September 2020|website=www.aurora-israel.co.il|date=5 July 2020|language=es|last1=Rubinsky|first1=Leonardo|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908075151/https://aurora-israel.co.il/alcalde-chileno-con-expresiones-antisemitas-e-incitacion-al-odio/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and general coordinator of the Palestinian Youth Organization of Latin America and the Caribbean between 1991 and 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 May 2016|title=Daniel Jadue: El particular estilo del alcalde "popular"|url=https://www.eldesconcierto.cl/2016/05/02/daniel-jadue-el-particular-estilo-del-alcalde-popular/|access-date=30 September 2020|website=El Desconcierto|language=es}}</ref> He joined the Communist Party of Chile in 1993,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Artaza|first=Francisco|date=9 August 2020|title=Jadue: Una candidatura incómoda|url=https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-domingo/noticia/jadue-una-candidatura-incomoda/FYYN3SZTHRAN7GMCMIEPFVLFLE/|access-date=30 September 2020|website=La Tercera}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=16 February 2021|title=Meet the Candidates: Chile|url=https://americasquarterly.org/article/meet-the-candidates-chile/|access-date=9 March 2021|website=Americas Quarterly|language=en-US}}</ref> a day after the signing of the Oslo I Accord. He was secretary of the Directorate of Communist Students and candidate for the University of Chile Student Federation in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 March 2008|title=Daniel Jadue {{!}} Daniel Jadue|url=http://www.danieljadue.cl/web/acerca-de/|access-date=9 March 2021|language=es|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205719/https://www.danieljadue.cl/web/acerca-de/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2001 and 2005. He was also a twice-unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Recoleta in 2004 and 2008. He is currently a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Chile.
Since 2003 he has been President of the ''La Chimba'' social and cultural development center in Recoleta (Centro de Desarrollo Social y Cultural La Chimba, de Recoleta),<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 July 2020|title=Daniel Jadue buscaría llegar a la Moneda de la mano del partido comunista|url=https://www.elinformadorchile.cl/2020/07/20/noticias-chile-daniel-jadue-buscaria-llegar-a-la-moneda-de-la-mano-del-partido-comunista/|access-date=30 September 2020|website=El Informador|language=es}}</ref> which has maintained, popular high schools, legal assistance, and a system of free professional operations for the neighborhood councils of the Recoleta commune since 2006. The ''La Chimba'' center also develops a constant work of popular education for democracy, the empowerment of social leaders and environmental sustainability.
== Mayoralty of Recoleta ==
=== 2012 election === In 2012, Jadue's candidacy for Mayor of Recoleta was supported by left-wing electoral coalition ''Por un Chile Justo'' (For a Fair Chile).<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 October 2012|title=La sorpresa comunista en Recoleta|url=https://www.24horas.cl/politica/municipales2012/daniel-jadue-logra-imponerse-a-la-derecha-en-recoleta-369552|access-date=29 September 2020|website=24Horas.cl|language=es}}</ref> As a candidate for mayor, he committed himself to a "citizen and participatory local government program" adhering to the citizen initiative of VotaPrograma,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Votaprograma|url=http://votaprograma.cl/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626021415/http://votaprograma.cl/|archive-date=26 June 2013|access-date=29 September 2020|language=es}}</ref> a program that is currently under development thanks to the participation of more than 5000 neighbors who have participated in the PLADECO Community Development Plan.
In the field of culture, he has distinguished itself for bringing Chile to the International World Of Music, Arts & Dance (WOMAD) Festival,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Minay|first=Sebastián|date=8 April 2020|title=Jadue y el oficio de la Contraloría por los millonarios gastos en el Festival Womad: "Estas platas se rinden todos los años"|url=https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-pm/noticia/jadue-y-el-oficio-de-la-contraloria-por-los-gastos-en-el-festival-womad-estas-platas-se-rinden-todos-los-anos/2JXHQ5H2IBEZVOCDD2ZKAUVJYE/|access-date=30 September 2020|website=La Tercera}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 February 2019|title=Peter Gabriel Felicita a Daniel Jadue por su Biblioteca Popular|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/peter-gabriel-felicita-a-daniel-jadue-por-su-biblioteca-popular|access-date=30 September 2020|website=Teletrece}}</ref> created by Peter Gabriel, and for the creation of the Popular School of Theater,<ref>{{Cite web|title=La Escuela Popular de Teatro beneficia a más de 140 estudiantes de Recoleta|url=https://www.fundacionteatroamil.cl/noticias-2019/la-escuela-popular-de-teatro-beneficia-a-más-de-140-estudiantes-de-recoleta/|access-date=30 September 2020|website=Fundación Teatro a Mil|language=es}}</ref> among other policies aimed at massifying the cultural creation and cultural audience in the commune, through the Jazz and Theater Festivals in the neighborhoods.
He created the first "people's pharmacy" in the country, allowing drug prices to fall by 30% to 50% (three companies that have traditionally exercised an oligopoly in this market in Chile). More than 150 municipalities have adopted this system. He is gradually expanding the initiative by creating a "Popular Optical" (April 2016), a "Popular Real Estate" (January 2018), a "Popular Bookstore" (January 2019), a "Popular Record Shop" (April 2019) and an "Open University" (November 2018).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lecanardrépublicain.net/spip.php?article948 | title=L'Antisémitisme « à la carte » du Centre Simon Wiesenthal - le Canard républicain }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jacobinmag.com/2019/04/communist-party-chile-left-governance-recoleta|title = A Communist Mayor in Chile Explains How to Govern Locally from the Left}}</ref> He ran for the municipal elections of Chile in 2016 to continue as the mayor of the Recoleta commune. He was reelected with more than 56% of the votes among five candidates and managed to integrate four communist councilors into the municipal council out of a total of eight. His term ended in December 2020.
=== Involvement in national politics === During the second round of the 2017 Chilean general election, Jadue joined fellow communist and federal deputy Camila Vallejo in endorsing centre-left candidate Alejandro Guillier. This was made in the face of accusations that Communist Party leaders were failing to participate in a united left-wing front against right-wing candidate Sebastián Piñera.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 November 2017|title=Camila Vallejo y Daniel Jadue se suman a comando de Guillier de cara a la segunda vuelta|url=https://www.24horas.cl/politica/elecciones2017/camila-vallejo-y-daniel-jadue-se-suman-a-comando-de-guillier-de-cara-a-la-segunda-vuelta-2570760|access-date=4 July 2021|website=24Horas.cl|language=es}}</ref>
== 2021 presidential candidacy == thumb|Jadue in 2015
=== Announcement === In mid-2020, he stated that he was "absolutely available" to become a presidential candidate for the 2021 Chilean general election.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 July 2020|title=Daniel Jadue asegura que está "absolutamente disponible" para ser Presidente|url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/daniel-jadue-asegura-que-esta-absolutamente-disponible-para-ser-presidente/5LTX46V4VVAE3NKHKVBOLL6BOE/|access-date=27 February 2021|website=La Tercera|language=es}}</ref> He showed up as the leading candidate in various polls.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Pulso Ciudadano|url=https://www.activasite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Pulso_ciudadano_FEBRERO_Q1.pdf|access-date=27 February 2021|website=ActivaSite|publisher=Activa Research|language=Es}}</ref>
By December 2020, the left-wing Broad Front coalition announced an alliance with Jadue, and he also had the backing of the Communist Party of Chile. Jadue's policies included "popular pharmacies" operated by local governments to provide low-cost medicine to citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elecciones 2021: ¿Quiénes son hasta ahora los principales candidatos presidenciales en Chile?|url=https://www.encancha.cl/enlahora/nacional/2020/12/23/elecciones-2021-quienes-son-hasta-ahora-los-principales-candidatos-presidenciales-en-chile-68803.html|access-date=9 March 2021|website=www.encancha.cl|date=23 December 2020 |language=spanish}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He supports increasing the role of the government in the Chilean economy. This includes nationalizing Chile's pension system, copper, and water.<ref name=":0" />
In April 2021, his presidential candidacy was formalized by the Communist Party after an announcement via Facebook.<ref name=":1" />
=== Campaign team === Communist deputy Camila Vallejo, a former student leader during the 2011 student protests, was a member of Jadue's inner-circle in the 2021 election and was described as his campaign spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caro|first=Felipe Cáceres y Isabel|date=26 April 2021|title=Se buscan independientes pro Jadue: la misión de Camila Vallejo y Lautaro Carmona en la campaña del presidenciable PC|url=https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-pm/noticia/sumar-independientes-para-jadue-la-tarea-clave-de-camila-vallejo-y-lautaro-carmona-en-el-comando-de-presidenciable-pc/FUC3EMDTH5EU5H2BDYATSJWRPI/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=La Tercera}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Camila Vallejo: "El que más garantiza un gobierno ciudadano, amplio, participativo y popular, es Jadue"|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/lodijeronencnn/camila-vallejo-jadue-garantiza-gobierno-ciudadano-popular_20210623/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=CNN Chile|language=es}}</ref> Observers have speculated that Vallejo's relative youth and large social media presence made her a key asset to Jadue, who sought to win the youth vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 March 2021|title=El rol de Camila Vallejo en la campaña de Jadue y su ascenso en el PC {{!}} Ex-Ante|url=https://www.ex-ante.cl/https-www-ex-ante-cl-camila-vallejo-asumira-rol-protagonico-en-campana-presidencial-de-daniel-jadue/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=www.ex-ante.cl|language=es-CL}}</ref> It has been noted that major players in the "old guard" of the Communist Party, such as party president Guillermo Teillier, played a limited role in Jadue's campaign, leading some observers to argue they were sidelined in favor of younger party leaders.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 June 2021|title=Quiénes integran el círculo de Jadue (y el nuevo mapa de poder en el PC) {{!}} Ex-Ante|url=https://www.ex-ante.cl/quienes-integran-el-circulo-de-jadue-y-el-nuevo-mapa-de-poder-en-el-pc/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=www.ex-ante.cl|language=es-CL}}</ref>
Policy advisors to Jadue include Ramón López, a professor of Economics at the University of Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooperativa.cl|title=Asesor económico de Jadue: "No vamos a cometer la locura de empezar a expropiar o nacionalizar"|url=https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/politica/presidenciales/asesor-economico-de-jadue-no-vamos-a-cometer-la-locura-de-empezar-a/2021-06-20/110656.html|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Cooperativa.cl|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Catalán|first=Nathalie|title=Economista jefe de campaña de Jadue: "Los dos primeros años los financiaremos con aumento de deuda"|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/elecciones-2021/politica/economista-jefe-campana-jadue-dos-primeros-anos-financiaremos-aumento-deuda|access-date=4 July 2021|website=T13|date=22 June 2021 }}</ref> López has an extensive career as an economist and academic, having taught at the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States from 1990 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Universidad de Chile: CURRICULUM VITAE – Ramón López|url=https://econ.uchile.cl/uploads/academico/cv_es_ramlopez.pdf|website=Universidad de Chile}}</ref> López previously served as an advisor at the World Bank and in 2017 advised the left-wing presidential campaign of Beatriz Sánchez.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 June 2021|title=Perfil: Quién es Ramón López, el duro asesor clave de Jadue que lanzó una serie de epítetos contra el PS {{!}} Ex-Ante|url=https://www.ex-ante.cl/perfil-quien-es-ramon-lopez-el-duro-asesor-clave-de-jadue-que-lanzo-una-serie-de-epitetos-contra-el-ps/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=www.ex-ante.cl|language=es-CL}}</ref> López stated that Jadue would pursue a social-democratic program if elected president, explaining he would govern in a manner "very similar to what many European countries did in the '70s and early '80s."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ramón López, asesor económico de Jadue: "Este no es un programa revolucionario, no va a ser un gobierno comunista"|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/lodijeronencnn/ramon-lopez-asesor-economico-daniel-jadue-programa-gobierno_20210621/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=CNN Chile|language=es}}</ref> López has additionally stated that Jadue rejects the land expropriation programs implemented associated with the "Soviet regime" and the "Allende model".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jefe del programa económico de Daniel Jadue: "no habrá expropiación de ninguna forma"|url=http://www.laizquierdadiario.cl/Ramon-Lopez-sobre-posible-gobierno-de-Jadue-Este-no-sera-un-gobierno-comunista|access-date=4 July 2021|website=La Izquierda Diario – Red internacional|language=es}}</ref>
=== Primary results === Jadue lost the Apruebo Dignidad primary election to Gabriel Boric on 18 July 2021.<ref name=":3" /> Despite Jadue's lead in polls, Boric, a former student leader and current lawmaker, won 60% of the vote. Jadue congratulated Boric for his victory on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Daniel Jadue |user=danieljadue |number=1416932490317639681 |date=18 July 2021 |link=https://twitter.com/danieljadue/status/1416932490317639681 |title=Ha sido un día histórico. El proyecto para transformar Chile sigue en pie. Felicitaciones a Gabriel, aquí estarremos a disposición para seguir avanzando!}}</ref>
== Political positions == As a presidential candidate, Jadue has proposed increasing taxes on high-earners in Chile to pay for social programs.<ref name="gamba.cl">{{Cite web|date=28 April 2021|title=Daniel Jadue sobre el impuesto a los más ricos: "Necesitamos un país que asegure una vida digna, no puede ser que las familias tengan que endeudarse para poder comer"|url=https://www.gamba.cl/2021/04/daniel-jadue-sobre-el-impuesto-a-los-mas-ricos-necesitamos-un-pais-que-asegure-una-vida-digna-no-puede-ser-que-las-familias-tengan-que-endeudarse-para-poder-comer/|access-date=20 May 2021|website=Gamba|language=es|archive-date=20 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520222728/https://www.gamba.cl/2021/04/daniel-jadue-sobre-el-impuesto-a-los-mas-ricos-necesitamos-un-pais-que-asegure-una-vida-digna-no-puede-ser-que-las-familias-tengan-que-endeudarse-para-poder-comer/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Describing the "state capitalism" economic model of the former Soviet Union as a "brutal failure", Jadue has stated that the private sector would continue to exist under his leadership,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Arriagada|first=Isabel Caro y María|date=8 April 2021|title=El mensaje de Daniel Jadue a los emprendedores: "Muchos hablan desde el prejuicio al PC"|url=https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-pm/noticia/el-mensaje-de-daniel-jadue-a-los-emprendedores-muchos-hablan-desde-el-prejuicio-al-pc/EBH4NJSNJRA5ZPJNESHH5B45V4/|access-date=20 May 2021|website=La Tercera}}</ref> specifically the small businesses<ref name="Capitalism" /> able to pay an increased minimum wage of 567.000 Chilean pesos (US$762) per month.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vera|first=Diego|date=5 July 2021|title=Jadue: "Las empresas de cualquier tamaño que no logran pagar sueldos dignos no deberían existir"|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2021/07/05/jadue-las-empresas-de-cualquier-tamano-que-no-logran-pagar-sueldos-dignos-no-deberian-existir.shtml|access-date=20 May 2021|website=Radio Bio-Bio}}</ref> Jadue has criticized what he deems extractivism (the Chilean economy's reliance on natural resource extraction) and has stated that the country should work to diversify its economy to end its dependence on copper.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=[Opinión] – Daniel Jadue – El cobre de Chile: A no repetir la historia – Cooperativa.cl|url=https://opinion.cooperativa.cl/opinion/economia/el-cobre-de-chile-a-no-repetir-la-historia/2021-02-26/211854.html|access-date=20 May 2021|website=opinion.cooperativa.cl}}</ref> In the realm of labor rights, Jadue advocates for the Chilean economy to transition to a 40-hour workweek, down from the country's current 45-hour workweek.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 June 2021|title=Fin de las AFP y con "40 horas": Daniel Jadue presenta programa de su candidatura presidencial|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2021/06/16/fin-de-las-afp-y-con-40-horas-daniel-jadue-presenta-programa-de-su-candidatura-presidencial.shtml|access-date=10 July 2021|website=BioBioChile – La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile|language=es}}</ref>
=== Economic policy === [[File:Lucía López (36567208892) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Jadue with minister general secretariat of government Paula Narváez in 2017]]Jadue has argued that raising taxes on the wealthy is a moral imperative, stating "[w]e need a country that ensures a decent life, it cannot be that families have to go into debt to be able to eat".<ref name="gamba.cl"/> Jadue has said that the private sector will continue to exist in the Chilean economy during his tenure, and also stated that state policy should guide the country's economic fortunes.<ref name=":2" /> On monetary policy, Jadue favors less autonomy for the Central Bank of Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malinowski|first=Matthew|date=20 May 2021|title=Outsider Candidates Upend Chile Politics and Unnerve Investors|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/disruptive-candidates-enlist-to-fight-for-chile-s-presidency|website=Bloomberg}}</ref>
During the 2021 election, Jadue has stated he would prioritize a tax reform program that would raise revenue by approximate 10% of the Chilean GDP to fund the creation of a national pension program along with other initiatives.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Thomson|first1=Eduardo|last2=Malinowski|first2=Matthew|last3=Fuentes|first3=Valentina|date=9 June 2021|title=Chile's Communist Contender for President Seeks Economic Overhaul|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-09/chile-s-communist-contender-for-president-seeks-economy-overhaul|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> Jadue's economic adviser has stated his model would be akin to that used by Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web|last=G|first=Daniel Vizcarra|title=Fernando Carmona encargado de pensiones en la candidatura de Daniel Jadue: "Para nuestra propuesta miramos el modelo sueco de cuentas nocionales"|url=http://www.df.cl/noticias/mercados/pensiones/fernando-carmona-encargado-de-pensiones-en-la-candidatura-de-daniel/2021-05-28/122924.html|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Diario Financiero|language=Spanish}}</ref>
In the realm of labor rights, Jadue advocates for the Chilean economy to transition to a 40-hour workweek within his first year in office, down from the country's current 45-hour workweek.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Subsecretario del Trabajo por reducción de jornada laboral: "Tenemos que hacer propuestas serias"|url=https://www.rioenlinea.cl/subsecretario-del-trabajo-por-reduccion-de-jornada-laboral-tenemos-que-hacer-propuestas-serias/|access-date=7 July 2021|website=RioenLinea|date=17 June 2021 |language=es}}</ref> Jadue favors raising the minimum wage in Chile to 567,000 pesos a month,<ref>{{Cite web|last=pauta|title=Juan Sutil cuestiona el programa de Daniel Jadue|url=https://www.pauta.cl/politica/juan-sutil-programa-presidencial-daniel-jadue-propuesta-colmed|access-date=4 July 2021|website=pauta|date=16 June 2021 |language=es-CL}}</ref> up from the current minimum of 320,500 pesos.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 September 2020|title=Exploring the minimum wage across Latin America: what do employers need to know?|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=878d53c9-dc14-450f-9949-d670d715777e|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Lexology|language=en}}</ref>
Jadue has argued that Chile must work to diversify its economy in order to end the country's dependence on copper.<ref name=":5" /> Jadue favors increasing mining taxes in alignment with neighboring Peru, Argentina, and Bolivia and for the Chilean government to have a stock in all copper mines.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Fuentes|first1=Valentina|last2=Thomson|first2=Eduardo|date=10 June 2021|title=Copper Riches Are in Cross-Hairs of Chile Presidential Hopeful|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-10/copper-riches-are-in-cross-hairs-of-chile-presidential-hopeful|website=Bloomberg}}</ref>
=== Social policy === Jadue is a supporter of decriminalizing abortion in Chile and has advocated for "free and safe abortions up to 12 weeks".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Los presidenciables en Chile toman postura en la despenalización del aborto|url=https://www.grupolaprovincia.com/internacionales/los-presidenciables-en-chile-toman-postura-en-la-despenalizacion-del-aborto-646254|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Grupo La Provincia|date=18 January 2021 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Jadue (@DanielJadue) on Twitter: "Estoy completamente a favor del proyecto de ley que plantea la despenalización del aborto hasta las 14 semanas. Hoy parte la discusión en Chile para alcanzar mayor autonomía y derechos de las mujeres, quienes cuentan con todo nuestro apoyo en su lucha #AbortoLegalYa"|url=https://twitter.com/danieljadue/status/1349389226614403078|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> Chile, which criminalized abortion without exception until 2017, is considered to have among the most restrictive abortion rights policies in the world.<ref name="forosalud">{{cite web|title=ABORTO EN CHILE|url=http://www.forosalud.cl/forosalud/revista/uploaded/abortoenchile.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228053225/http://www.forosalud.cl/forosalud/revista/uploaded/abortoenchile.htm|archive-date=28 December 2007|access-date=30 December 2010}}</ref> Jadue is a self-described feminist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Figueroa|first=Juan Carlos Ramírez|title=Chile: Daniel Jadue y Gabriel Boric dirimirán las primarias de la izquierda {{!}} Partido Comunista y Frente Amplio excluyen de las internas a Paula Narváez, la candidata de Bachelet|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/342920-chile-daniel-jadue-y-gabriel-boric-dirimiran-las-primarias-d|access-date=4 July 2021|website=PAGINA12|publication-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>
To tackle discrimination against LGBTQ+ Chileans, Jadue has proposed the creation of a National Anti-Discrimination Service. Jadue favors the modification of Chile's gender identity law to allow for transgender Chileans to change their legal sex and name on government documents.<ref name="Redgol">{{Cite web|last=Redgol|date=16 June 2021|title=Programa de Gobierno de Daniel Jadue: Detalles y propuestas del candidato presidencial|url=https://redgol.cl/tendencias/Programa-de-Gobierno-de-Daniel-Jadue-Detalles-y-propuestas-del-candidato-presidencial-20210616-0118.html|access-date=5 July 2021|website=RedGol|language=es-ES}}</ref> As Mayor, Jadue helped negotiate a citywide agreement between Recoleta and trans rights organization Association Organizing Trans Diversities (OTD) to allow for the discounted sale of hormone replacement therapy medication such as decapeptyl at "people's pharmacies".<ref name="Redgol"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=OTD|first=Equipo|date=23 January 2019|title=OTD Chile and Recoleta join for the sale of hormonal therapy in Popular Pharmacy {{!}} OTD Chile|url=https://otdchile.org/us/otd-chile-and-recoleta-join-for-the-sale-of-hormonal-therapy-in-popular-pharmacy/|access-date=5 July 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=4 July 2018|title=Columna de Daniel Jadue: Hacia un mundo mejor para todas y todos|url=https://www.theclinic.cl/2018/07/04/columna-daniel-jadue-hacia-mundo-mejor-todas-todos/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=The Clinic – Reportajes, noticias, podcast, videos y humor|language=es-CL}}</ref>
In the realm of Indigenous rights, Jadue stated in 2021 he favors land restitution and "limited autonomy" for the Mapuche people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=dijo|first=Gilda|date=13 January 2021|title=VIDEO {{!}} Jadue explicó como abordaría conflicto en La Araucanía si fuera presidente: "Avanzaría rápidamente en el Estado plurinacional e intercultural"|url=https://lavozdelosquesobran.cl/video-jadue-explico-como-abordaria-conflicto-en-la-araucania-si-fuera-presidente-avanzaria-rapidamente-en-el-estado-plurinacional-e-intercultural/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=La Voz De Los Que Sobran|language=es-CL|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183955/https://lavozdelosquesobran.cl/video-jadue-explico-como-abordaria-conflicto-en-la-araucania-si-fuera-presidente-avanzaria-rapidamente-en-el-estado-plurinacional-e-intercultural/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021, Jadue praised the election of Mapuche leader Elisa Loncón as president of the Constitutional Convention, calling her victory "undoubtedly the beginning of a new Chile" that would lead to "profound transformations for the benefit of the people".<ref>{{Cite web|last=publimetro|title=Daniel Jadue fue el primer candidato que valoró elección de Elisa Loncon en la CC|url=https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/noticias/2021/07/04/daniel-jadue-elisa.html|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Publimetro|date=4 July 2021 |language=es-ES}}</ref> Jadue supports the establishment of an "intercultural plurinational state" in Chile inclusive of indigenous communities.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 June 2021|title=Precandidato del PC Daniel Jadue llega a Temuco a dar su apoyo a Eugenio Tuma para gobernador regional|url=https://araucaniadiario.cl/contenido/11602/precandidato-del-pc-daniel-jadue-llega-a-temuco-a-dar-su-apoyo-a-eugenio-tuma-pa|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Araucanía Diario|language=es}}</ref>
=== Healthcare policy === Since his initial election as Mayor of Recoleta, Jadue has been noted for championing "people's pharmacies" (''farmacias populares''), a series of municipal-run drugstores to provide patients with affordable medication.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooperativa.cl|title=Recoleta inauguró la primera farmacia municipal del país|url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/salud/recoleta-inauguro-la-primera-farmacia-municipal-del-pais/2015-10-15/111918.html|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Cooperativa.cl|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 July 2019|title=Alcalde Jadue por nuevos medicamentos en farmacias populares: "Equivalen a un 92% de ahorro"|url=https://www.24horas.cl/nacional/alcalde-jadue-por-nuevos-medicamentos-en-farmacias-populares-equivalen-a-un-92-de-ahorro-3460368|access-date=4 July 2021|website=24Horas.cl|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Baeza|first=Angélica|date=11 October 2019|title=Farmacias populares y comunales: Cuántas son y cómo operan en Chile|url=https://www.latercera.com/nacional/noticia/farmacias-populares-comunales-cuantas-operan-chile/854189/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=La Tercera}}</ref> The "people's pharmacy" program is considered to be highly influential in Chile, with a 2016 report noting that the model has even seen adoption in areas far more affluent than the predominantly working-class suburb of Recoleta.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Communist Has Sparked Cheap-Medicine Frenzy All Across Chile|url=https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/almID/1202762766652/communist-has-sparked-cheapmedicine-frenzy-all-across-chile/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Daily Business Review|language=en}}</ref>
Jadue has asserted that the popular pharmaceutical model used in Recoleta is superior to that used in the wealthy neighborhood of Las Condes, and maintains that only the former has the potential to be applied nationwide. This statement was made as a criticism of Mayor of Las Condes and 2021 presidential rival Joaquín Lavín's leadership.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Jadue: Entre el marxista ortodoxo y el alcalde realizador|url=https://www.duna.cl/podcasts/daniel-jadue-entre-el-marxista-ortodoxo-y-el-alcalde-realizador/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Duna|language=es}}</ref>
Jadue favors the legalization of cannabis in Chile and has made his support for legalization a key campaign issue in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 June 2021|title=Chile: Jadue, Candidato Presidencial Líder Quiere Legalizar el Cannabis|url=https://elplanteo.com/chile-cannabis-jadue/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=El Planteo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=29 June 2021|title=Daniel Jadue: El candidato del Chile Cannábico – Entrevista con Ana Gazmuri Vocera|url=https://www.industriacannabis.com.ar/es/daniel-jadue-el-candidato-del-chile-cannabico-entrevista-con-ana-gazmuri-vocera/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Industria Cannabis|language=es}}</ref> Jadue, who has stated he has never used drugs, favors the decriminalization of all narcotics, stating that drug users are either "sick but not criminals" or "social consumers" whose liberties should be respected.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Jadue: "Una farmacia popular puede proveer droga de buena calidad, de manera segura y con registros reales"|url=https://www.eldinamo.cl/nacional/2019/03/30/daniel-jadue-una-farmacia-popular-puede-proveer-droga-de-buena-calidad-de-manera-segura-y-con-registros-reales/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=El Dinamo|date=30 March 2019 |language=es}}</ref> When asked about the role "people's pharmacies" might play in the distribution of decriminalized drug products, Jadue has stated he would support the sale of safe, "high-quality" drugs at "people's pharmacies".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Jadue: "Una farmacia popular puede proveer droga de buena calidad, de manera segura y con registros reales" {{!}} Revista Cañamo Chile|date=7 March 2019 |url=https://canamo.cl/daniel-jadue-alcalde-de-recoleta-una-farmacia-popular-puede-proveer-droga-de-buena-calidad-de-manera-segura-y-con-registros-reales/|access-date=4 July 2021|language=es}}</ref>
=== Foreign policy === Jadue has criticized the foreign policy of President Sebastián Piñera, arguing he was too friendly towards conservative U.S. President Donald Trump. During the Crisis in Venezuela, Jadue alleged that Piñera's government was working in concert with the Trump Administration to overthrow President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 February 2019|title=Sebastián Piñera daña política exterior de Estado de Chile {{!}} Daniel Jadue|work=Daniel Jadue|url=http://www.danieljadue.cl/web/2019/02/21/sebastian-pinera-dana-politica-exterior-de-estado-de-chile/|access-date=20 May 2021|language=es|archive-date=20 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520222730/http://www.danieljadue.cl/web/2019/02/21/sebastian-pinera-dana-politica-exterior-de-estado-de-chile/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jadue stated in 2020 that he condemns "any type of violation" of human rights following the release of findings by the United Nations that the Maduro government engaged in extrajudicial killings and torture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jadue por informe de la ONU sobre Venezuela: "Condeno cualquier tipo de violación, donde sea y venga de donde venga"|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/daniel-jadue-informe-violaciones-ddhh-venezuela_20200921/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=CNN Chile|language=es}}</ref>
At times, Jadue has criticized left-wing politicians affiliated with the "pink tide" such as former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, whose leadership he has described as "neoliberal." In 2018, Jadue voiced concern about a letter pushed by Chilean activists in favor of Lula's release from prison, insinuating it was comparable to U.S. intervention in Latin America, stating: "I in particular never liked Lula's government, I think it was a neoliberal government. Anyone who wants to show solidarity can do so, but from there to ask the political system to allow a candidacy of someone who is imprisoned to be registered, that is a Brazilian issue. One thing is to show solidarity, another is to intervene, who are we?"<ref name="eldinamo.cl">{{Cite web|title=Daniel Jadue: "Hay una parte de la derecha que daría un golpe de Estado mañana si pudiera"|url=https://www.eldinamo.cl/nacional/2018/07/16/daniel-jadue-hay-una-parte-de-la-derecha-que-daria-un-golpe-de-estado-manana-si-pudiera/|access-date=4 July 2021|website=El Dinamo|date=16 July 2018 |language=es}}</ref>
Regarding the Atacama border dispute with neighboring Bolivia that has existed since Chile annexed the Bolivian Coast in 1879, Jadue has endorsed giving maritime territory back to Bolivia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mostrador|first=El|date=3 September 2020|title=Daniel Jadue apoya salida al mar para Bolivia, pero aclara que "un tema tan relevante como este debe ser consultado en plebiscito"|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/multimedia/2020/09/03/daniel-jadue-apoya-salida-al-mar-para-bolivia-pero-aclara-que-un-tema-tan-relevante-como-este-debe-ser-consultado-en-plebiscito/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=El Mostrador|language=es}}</ref> Jadue has argued in favor of a "mutually beneficial" agreement with the Bolivian government, in which territory would be ceded in exchange for Chile acquiring some gas and water rights.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jadue apoya salida al mar para Bolivia con "una contraprestación que sea mutuamente beneficiosa"|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/jadue-mar-bolivia-contraprestacion-mutuamente-beneficiosa_20200903/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=CNN Chile|language=es}}</ref> Jadue has clarified that he would only support such an arrangement were it to receive a democratic mandate through a plebiscite.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 September 2020|title=Alcalde chileno plantea plebiscito para resolver tema marítimo con Bolivia|url=https://erbol.com.bo/nacional/alcalde-chileno-plantea-plebiscito-para-resolver-tema-mar%C3%ADtimo-con-bolivia|access-date=5 July 2021|website=Erbol|language=es}}</ref> This proposal proved controversial across the political spectrum, with political figures such as former Minister of Foreign Affairs Heraldo Muñoz of the centre-left Party for Democracy (PPD) accusing Jadue of being ignorant on the subject of foreign policy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Calderara|first=Camilo|title=Heraldo Muñoz contra Jadue por mar para Bolivia: "Lea el fallo de La Haya si quiere ser Presidente"|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/politica/heraldo-munoz-contra-daniel-jadue-mar-para-bolivia-plebiscito-fallo-de-la-haya-presidente-chile-03-09-2020|access-date=5 July 2021|website=T13|date=3 September 2020 }}</ref>
=== Criticism === As a self-proclaimed communist, Jadue has been subject to criticism from conservatives who allege he would govern in an authoritarian manner akin to the leadership of the former Soviet Union. Mauricio Rojas, a Swedish-Chilean politician who served as Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage in 2018, wrote an open letter to Jadue to inform him of the crimes committed by communist regimes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Líbero|first=El|title=Mauricio Rojas: Carta abierta a Daniel Jadue sobre los crímenes del comunismo internacional y la complicidad de comunistas chilenos|url=https://ellibero.cl/actualidad/mauricio-rojas-carta-abierta-a-daniel-jadue-sobre-los-crimenes-del-comunismo-internacional-y-la-complicidad-de-comunistas-chilenos/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=El Líbero|date=12 May 2021|language=es}}</ref> Similarly, Jadue's past defenses<ref>{{Cite web|title=Las tres veces que Daniel Jadue defendió al gobierno de Maduro|url=https://www.eldinamo.cl/nacional/2019/09/08/las-tres-veces-que-daniel-jadue-defendio-al-gobierno-de-maduro/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=El Dinamo|date=8 September 2019 |language=es}}</ref> of the Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has led to criticisms of his judgement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cáceres|first=Felipe|date=17 September 2020|title=¿Venezuela vuelve a complicar a Jadue? Dirigentes de la oposición emplazan al alcalde a manifestar una "posición clara" sobre la situación en ese país|url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/venezuela-vuelve-a-complicar-a-jadue-dirigentes-de-la-oposicion-emplazan-al-alcalde-a-manifestar-una-posicion-clara-sobre-la-situacion-en-ese-pais/STNZ6PSKVFDCRIF7X66ZSOL7MA/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=La Tercera}}</ref> Alfredo Joignant of Diego Portales University said Jadue's past defenses of the Maduro government constituted a "double standard" and expressed his concern for "the moral future of the left" regarding Jadue's views on the subject.<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 July 2017|title=El duro enfrentamiento entre el alcalde de Recoleta y Alfredo Joignant|url=https://www.24horas.cl/programas/mejor-hablar-de-ciertas-cosas/el-duro-enfrentamiento-entre-el-alcalde-de-recoleta-y-alfredo-joignant--2463076|access-date=26 March 2021|website=24horas.cl}}</ref> Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency Juan José Ossa stated that Jadue's platform is reminiscent of that of Hugo Chávez.<ref>{{Cite web|last=S.A.P|first=El Mercurio|date=22 June 2021|title=Ministro Ossa asegura que programa de Jadue le "recordó" al "primer Hugo Chávez" {{!}} Emol.com|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2021/06/22/1024568/ossa-y-programa-jadue.html|access-date=5 July 2021|website=Emol|language=Spanish}}</ref>
Jadue has been the subject of criticism from figures associated with the Socialist Party for invoking the legacy of former president and party member Salvador Allende.<ref>{{Cite web|last=T13|title="Estamos para continuar el legado de Allende": El mensaje de Jadue al PS que indignó al partido|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/elecciones-2021/politica/legado-de-allende-mensaje-daniel-jadue-ps-30-04-2021|access-date=5 July 2021|website=T13|date=30 April 2021 }}</ref> Socialist Party leader Álvaro Elizalde pushed back against Jadue's invocation of Allende and noted that the Socialist Party has already nominated a candidate, former La Moneda official Paula Narváez, for the presidency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mostrador|first=El|date=1 May 2021|title=El polémico mensaje de Daniel Jadue que indignó al PS: "Estamos para continuar el legado de Allende"|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/dia/2021/04/30/el-polemico-mensaje-de-daniel-jadue-que-indigno-al-ps-estamos-para-continuar-el-legado-de-allende/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=El Mostrador|language=es}}</ref> Senator Isabel Allende, the daughter of Allende and a member of the Socialist Party, stated that it "is not appropriate" for Jadue "to pose as the heir of Salvador Allende".<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 June 2021|title=Isabel Allende sobre Daniel Jadue: "No corresponde plantearse como el heredero de Salvador Allende"|url=https://www.futuro.cl/2021/06/isabel-allende-sobre-daniel-jadue-no-corresponde-plantearse-como-el-heredero-de-salvador-allende/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=Futuro|language=es}}</ref>
Jadue has been accused by the Simon Wiesenthal Center of antisemitism, which placed him in its "Top Ten Worst Global 2020 Anti-Semitic Incidents".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=Top Ten Worst Global 2020 Anti-Semitic Incidents|url=https://www.wiesenthal.com/assets/pdf/top-ten-worst-global.pdf|access-date=3 March 2021|website=Simon Wiesenthal Center}}</ref> In response the following day, a group of academics and organizations, including the Argentinian branch of the small International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, stated their support for Jadue, claiming that "It is inconceivable that critique towards the State of Israel, which has created a reality of apartheid in the occupied territory, be understood as a form of antisemitism".<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 December 2020|title=Carta de apoyo a Daniel Jadue: Académicos y organizaciones judías repudian informe del Centro Wiesenthal|url=https://lavozdelosquesobran.cl/carta-de-apoyo-a-daniel-jadue-academicos-y-organizaciones-judias-repudian-informe-del-centro-wiesenthal/|access-date=3 March 2021|website=La Voz de los que Sobran|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230132535/https://lavozdelosquesobran.cl/carta-de-apoyo-a-daniel-jadue-academicos-y-organizaciones-judias-repudian-informe-del-centro-wiesenthal/|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, in June 2021, the press circulated a page from Jadue's yearbook featuring antisemitic humor, such as references to cleansing the city of Jews. After outcry from Chile's Jewish community, a conservative majority in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies approved a resolution, 79–47–20, calling on Jadue to denounce the Antisemitism of the document. Jadue rebuffed the call, saying "let's get serious.",<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 June 2021|title=Cámara aprobó resolución de rechazo a "carácter antisemita" de Jadue: "Pongámonos serios", contestó el precandidato|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/camara-aprobo-resolucion-conductas-antisemitas-daniel-jadue_20210629/|access-date=11 December 2021|website=CNN Chile}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=A grandson of Palestinian immigrants could be Chile's next president, and these Jews are worried|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/americas/2021-06-23/ty-article/.highlight/a-grandson-of-palestinian-immigrants-could-be-chiles-next-president-and-jews-worry/0000017f-db4d-df9c-a17f-ff5d2b7e0000|access-date=4 July 2021|newspaper=Haaretz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=JTA|title=Leading Chilean presidential candidate accused of antisemitism|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-chilean-presidential-candidate-accused-of-antisemitism/|access-date=30 August 2021|website=The Times of Israel|date=7 July 2021 |language=en-US |issn=0040-7909}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leading Chilean presidential candidate faces accusations of antisemitism|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/leading-chilean-presidential-candidate-faces-accusations-of-antisemitism-673078|access-date=30 August 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=7 July 2021 |language=en-US |issn=0792-822X}}</ref> stating that it is absurd that he is being asked "to explain what others wrote in a school yearbook 35 years ago".<ref>[https://www.elmostrador.cl/dia/2021/06/30/pongamonos-serios-daniel-jadue-cuestiona-proyecto-de-resolucion-presentado-por-diputados-udi-que-lo-emplaza-por-dichos-de-su-anuario-escolar/ «Pongámonos serios»: Daniel Jadue cuestiona proyecto de resolución presentado por diputados UDI que lo emplaza por dichos de su anuario escolar. El mostrador. 2021/06/30]</ref>
In January 2024, Jadue faced renewed accusations of antisemitism. At a book launch for ''Zionism: The Ideology That Exterminates,'' by Chilean journalist Pablo Jofré Leal, Jadue claimed that “Being Jewish starts from a conception that has to do with the supremacist conception of being part of a chosen people, so, if you are already part of a chosen people you do not believe in the equality of all human beings before anything, right? Well, here we are faced with an ideology that I believe is the most Nazi thing I have seen in my life.” For these comments, Jadue was criticized by fellow leftists Carmen Hertz and Miguel Lawner, and by the Jewish Community of Chile. Jadue maintains that his statements are supported by many left-wing Jews, calling the incident a "false controversy."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Navarrete |first=Esperanza |date=2024-01-02 |title="Se equivoca y ofende a muchos": Comunidad Judía de Chile repudia dichos de Jadue contra 'judíos de izquierda' |url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/se-equivoca-y-ofende-a-muchos-comunidad-judia-de-chile-repudia-dichos-de-jadue-contra-judios-de-izquierda/LNSE45TQUZF3BLTOOWYVKVUUYA/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=La Tercera}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hajdenberg |first=Jackie |date=5 January 2024 |title=Chilean mayor under fire for saying being Jewish is a 'supremacist conception' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/chilean-mayor-under-fire-for-saying-being-jewish-is-a-supremacist-conception/ |access-date=1 February 2024 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref>
In December 2020, Jadue was criticized for breaking lockdown measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile by travelling between areas that were in different stages of the pandemic in order to participate in several political events.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 December 2020|title="No tengo excusa, no debí ir": el mea culpa de Jadue tras salir de la RM en medio de la fase 2|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-coquimbo/2020/12/20/no-tengo-excusa-no-debi-ir-el-mea-culpa-de-jadue-tras-salir-de-la-rm-en-medio-de-la-fase-2.shtml|access-date=4 July 2021|website=BioBioChile – La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile|language=es}}</ref> As a result, Jadue was fined over 3 million pesos. He commented that he had been unaware of the rule that he had broken and that it had not been made clear by the authorities at the time, but also that he had no excuse and shouldn't have gone to the area in question.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooperativa.cl|title=Daniel Jadue fue multado con 3 millones por viaje no autorizado a Coquimbo|url=https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/sociedad/salud/coronavirus/daniel-jadue-fue-multado-con-3-millones-por-viaje-no-autorizado-a-coquimbo/2021-01-21/071127.html|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Cooperativa.cl|language=Spanish}}</ref> Jadue has been accused of hypocrisy following revelations that he owns multiple properties as well as a Mini-Cooper, considered to be a luxury car. Critics maintain Jadue's affluent lifestyle is contradictory to the egalitarian politics he espouses.<ref name="eldinamo.cl"/>{{failed verification|date=September 2024}}
== Bibliography == * {{cite book |last=Jadue |first=Daniel |title=Palestina, crónica de un asedio |year=2014 |trans-title=Palestine, chronicle of a siege |language=es |publisher=Intermaterialmedia |isbn=978-9569427039}} *{{cite book|last=Jadue|first=Daniel|title=No lo vieron venir. Columnas, 2005–2020|year=2020|trans-title=They didn't see it coming. Columns, 2005–2020|language=es|publisher=LOM|isbn=9789560013804}}
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