Karol Aída Cariola Oliva (born April 1, 1987) is a Chilean politician, and former president of the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Concepción (University of Concepción Student Federation) for 2010. She was elected General Secretary of the Juventudes Comunistas de Chile, abbr. JJ.CC., (the youth wing of the Communist Party of Chile) at the organizations XIII Congress held in October 2011.[1] Cariola is the second woman to hold this post in the Communist Youth of Chile after the late communist leader Gladys Marin (1941–2005).[2]
Karol Cariola | |
|---|---|
 Cariola in 2013 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Cifuentes |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Independencia and Recoleta district | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2014 | |
| General Secretary of the Communist Youth of Chile | |
| Assumed office November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Aroca |
| President of the University of Concepción Student Federation | |
| In office 2010–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Piña |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Petersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1987 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Communist Party of Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción |
On August 4, 2013, Cariola emerged as the leading congressional candidate in the New Majority coalition's primary elections for the electoral district of Recoleta and Independencia. [3] Subsequently, during the Chilean general election held on November 17, 2013 she won 38.47% of the votes and became the deputy-elect for the 19th electoral Santiago district of Recoleta and Independencia. She commenced to serve a four-year term in the Chilean Congress on 11 March 2014.[4][5] On March 11, 2022, it was agreed that as part of a rotation agreement, she would become Speaker of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies starting 21 October 2022.[6]
In December 2021 Cariola was elected by party members to join the central committee of the Communist Party of Chile.[7]
Student movement for public education
editCariola was elected General Secretary of the JJ.CC. amidst one of the most significant mass social mobilization in recent Chilean history – referred by the media as the Chilean Winter. This mobilization saw students across Chile refuse to return to school or university, from April 2011 to the end of the academic year, in protest and to demand an end to the privatization of education. Cariola has stated that the student mobilization, protests and strikes had a political nature and she refuted the statement made by the Chilean government spokesperson Andrés Chadwick that the CONFECH (Chile's Confederation of Student Unions) has been taken over by extremist elements.
In an interview with CNN Chile Cariola stated that it was a grave mistake to refer to the student movement in that manner:
"I think our country is at a historic moment, that it is necessary to generate structural changes….We have had a process that has led this country to develop a new consciousness. Chile today is not the same that it was 6 months ago, there is an eagerness to generate changes and the need to do so."[8]
Parliamentary candidature and general elections
editCariola has stated that "Chile and its people have to draft a new constitution"[9] and has said that within the Nueva Mayoria coalition she intends to fight for a Constituent Assembly to oversee a change to the existing Chilean Constitution. Cariola - in line with the leader of the Nueva Mayoria, Michelle Bachelet - believes that the Chilean Constitution is illegitimate because it was introduced in the absence of political democracy by the Pinochet regime on September 11, 1980.[10][11] Cariola also states that if she wins a seat in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies she will work to see a fair labour code implemented with an institution to protect workers' rights and the automatic unionization of all workers in or entering the workforce.[12]
New Majority coalition's primary elections
editThe primary elections for the New Majority coalition commenced on August 4, 2013. These parliamentary primaries were set to determine which two candidates from the Nueva Mayoria pact in a given electorate will stand for the Chilean elections in November 2013. In the primary election for the 19th Santiago electorate of Recoleta-Independencia Cariola received the highest number of votes from the local constituents.[13][14]
| District | Electoral Division | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Recoleta | Óscar Santelices | PPD | 1439 | 18,3 | Candidate |
| María Francisca Zaldívar | PDC | 1206 | 15,3 | |||
| Francisco Díaz | PS | 1125 | 14,3 | |||
| Karol Cariola | PCCh | 4100 | 52,1 | Candidate |
Chilean general elections 2013
edit- 2013 Chilean general election: deputy for the 19thelectoral Santiago district of Recoleta and Independencia [5]
| Candidate | Pact | Party | Votes | % | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karol Cariola Oliva | New Majority | PCCh | 35.604 | 38,47 | Deputy |
| Claudia Nogueira | Alliance | UDI | 22.992 | 24,84 | Deputy |
| Óscar Santelices Altamirano | New Majority | PPD | 13.929 | 15,05 | |
| Eduardo Cuevas Rosselot | Alliance | RN | 6.934 | 7,49 | |
| Roberto Cofré Pinto | New Constitution for Chile | Ind. | 4.214 | 4,55 | |
| Galvarino Sazo Bolbaran | If You Want It, Chile Changes | PRO | 3.005 | 3,24 | |
| Juan Francisco Valdés Valencia | If You Want It, Chile Changes | PRO | 2.424 | 2,61 | |
| Claudio Méndez Rojas | Humanist Party | HP | 2.051 | 2,21 | |
| Eduardo Patricio Purán Purán | Humanist Party | HP | 1.378 | 1,48 |
Chilean general elections 2017
- 2017 Chilean general election: deputy for the 9th electoral district of Recoleta, Independencia,[5] Renca, Quinta Normal, Lo Prado, Huechuraba, Conchalí, Cerro Navia.
| Candidate | List | Party | Votes | % | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karol Cariola Oliva | La Fuerza de la Mayoría | PCCh | 50 449 | 14.95 | Elected |
| Érika Olivera de la Fuente | Chile Vamos | IND-RN | 30 784 | 9.13 | Elected |
| Sebastián Keitel Bianchi | Chile Vamos | IND-EVO | 30 233 | 8.96 | Elected |
| Maite Orsini Pascal | Frente Amplio | RD | 21 850 | 6.48 | Elected |
| Jorge Durán Espinoza | Chile Vamos | RN | 19 485 | 5.78 | Elected |
| Claudia Nogueira Fernández | Chile Vamos | UDI | 19 444 | 5.76 | |
| Cristina Girardi Lavín | La Fuerza de la Mayoría | PPD | 16 183 | 4.8 | Elected |
| Eddy Roldán Cabrera | Independiente | IND | 15 040 | 4.46 | |
| Gonzalo Navarrete Muñoz | La Fuerza de la Mayoría | PPD | 13 421 | 3.98 | |
| Cristián Bowen Garfias | Convergencia Democrática | DC | 12 031 | 3.57 | |
| Jorge Rosales Vargas | Frente Amplio | PEV | 9087 | 2.69 | |
| Katherine Martorell Awad | Chile Vamos | RN | 8688 | 2.58 | |
| Carolina Mora Saa | Convergencia Democrática | DC | 7546 | 2.24 | |
| Karina Delfino Mussa | La Fuerza de la Mayoría | PS | 7510 | 2.23 | |
| Pilar Durán Baronti | La Fuerza de la Mayoría | PS | 7.131 | 2.11 | |
| Catalina Vidal Méndez | Frente Amplio | PH | 5642 | 1.67 | |
| Erick Coñoman Garay | Frente Amplio | PODER | 4886 | 1.45 | |
| Rodrigo Albornoz Pollmann | Convergencia Democrática | DC | 4856 | 1.44 | |
| Boris Barrera Moreno | La Fuerza de la Mayoría | PCCh | 4347 | 1.29 | Elected |
Speaker-elect of Chilean Chamber of Deputies
editThis section needs to be updated. (November 2022) |
On 11 March 2022, a coalition consisting of eleven parties and independents voted to have Carlola served President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies by 22 October 2022 and 30 June 2023.[6]
Criticism
editCritics point to her explicit support for the governments of Fidel Castro[15] and Hugo Chavez.[16][better source needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dirigenta estudiantil, Karol Cariola, es la nueva Secretaria General de la JJ.CC" (in Spanish). Tercera Informacion Spain. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "El Partido Comunista y su recambio generacional" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Karol Cariola y Cristián Cuevas triunfan en primarias de la Nueva Mayoría" (in Spanish). El Clarin. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Resultados electorales del PC" (in Spanish). PCCh.cl. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "RESULTADOS DE LAS ELECCIONES/Diputados/Región Metropolitana/Distrito 19" (in Spanish). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ a b "The PPD Raúl Soto will assume presidency of the Chamber of Deputies". https://elmostrador.cl/. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "La gran derrota de Karol Cariola y el Partido Comunista". Ex-Ante (in Spanish). 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Es un desacierto del Gobierno pronunciarse así frente a este movimiento" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Saleh, Felipe (19 July 2013). "Karol Cariola: "Tengo mucho en qué contribuir"" (in Spanish). Publimetro. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Bachelet ofrece Constitución en primer año si resulta elegida" (in Spanish). La Razon. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Abogado: Hay que agotar vía institucional antes de la Asamblea Constituyente" (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Adhesión de las JJCC al Paro Nacional del 11 de Julio convocado por la CUT" (in Spanish). JUVENTUDES COMUNISTAS DE CHILE. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Primarias en Nueva Mayoría: Karol Cariola triunfa en Recoleta" (in Spanish). 24 HORAS. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "PRIMARIAS NUEVA MAYORÍA: LOS 17 CANDIDATOS A DIPUTADOS ELEGIDOS" (in Spanish). La Nacion Chile. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Karol Cariola y Camila Vallejo: "Las reflexiones de Fidel son luz y esperanza para Chile" (+ Video)". 5 April 2012.
- ^ "RADIO COMUNITARIA KABUDARI: Camila Vallejo, Karol Cariola y Claudia Pascual, Partido Comunista de Chavez , Necesitamos que Venezuela continúe su proceso revolucionario". 15 March 2013.
External links
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- Karol Cariola -Diputada Por Recoleta e Independencia Blogspot
- Karol Cariola O. - on Twitter
- Karol Cariola: a swallow of the student movement. The Prism
- (in Indonesian) Karol Cariola, Srikandi Merah Gerakan Mahasiswa Chili. BERDIKARI
Interviews and talks
edit- (in Spanish) Camila Vallejo and Karol Cariola on the Student movement against the private education model – 24 March 2012 TV Publica Argentina via YouTube
- (in Spanish) Karol Cariola on her congressional candidature for the electorate of Recoleta-Independencia – 20 January 2013 CNN Chile via YouTube
- (in Spanish) Karol Cariola on her trip to Cuba and her meeting with students, workers and Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba – 5 April 2012 Cuba Hoy via YouTube
- (in Spanish) Karol Cariola, as deputy-elect "we do not rule out the construction of socialism in Chile" - 22 November 2013 Chilevision via YouTube