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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Family name hatnote Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Irací Luiza Hassler Jacob (born 6 November 1990) is a Chilean politician and economist who currently serves as the Mayor of the Commune of Santiago, which corresponds with Downtown Santiago, since 2021. Hassler is a member of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh), a left-wing political party. She has been described as "the new face of feminism and environmentalism" in Chile.[1]

Early life and education

Hassler was born in November 1990 in Santiago to a Brazilian mother of Tupi-Guarani and French-Jewish descent and a Chilean father of Swiss descent.[2] Her father, Rolf Hassler, made a living as a fruit businessman in Olmué, Valparaíso Region,[3][4] and is a conservative. Hassler's mother is said to be a supporter of centre-left politics and is from a family that originates northeastern Brazilian state of Piauí. Hassler has stated that her given name, Irací, is of indigenous Tupi-Guarani origin and means "queen of the bees".[5] In addition to Spanish, Hassler is fluent in her mother's native tongue of Portuguese as well as German.[1]

Hassler studied at the Swiss School in Santiago (Шаблон:Lang-de), a Swiss international school in Ñuñoa, Santiago.[2] Hassler would later attend the University of Chile,[6] where she studied commercial engineering and was a member of the University Senate from 2012 to 2014.[7] After graduation, Hassler would work as a professional economist.[8]

Political career

During the 2011 Chilean student protests, Hassler joined Communist Youth of Chile (La Jota).[9] Hassler was also involved in the leadership of the University of Chile Student Federation (FECh).[10] Hassler would formally become a member of the Communist Party (PCCh) in 2018.[2] In 2016, Hassler was elected as a municipal councillor in Santiago[11] for a term ending in 2020. Hassler's term in office was extended until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2020, Hassler won the primary election to determine the opposition's candidate to the office of Mayor of Santiago vis-à-vis the upcoming 2021 municipal election.[12] She thus ran as mayoral candidate in the May 2021 election.[13][14] With remaining votes still to be counted, she called her win over incumbent Mayor Felipe Alessandri (RN) in the Plaza de Armas past 1 AM of 17 May 2021 amidst chants of "Irací, el otro no".[15][16]

In a 2021 interview with BBC following her victory, Hassler identified ending food insecurity and discrimination against migrants in Santiago as top priorities of her incoming administration.[17] Hassler was joined by Mayor of Recoleta and 2021 presidential candidate Daniel Jadue, a fellow communist, in a tour of the Barrio Lastarria.[18] An advocate of municipal socialism, Hassler stating that "communist management in a local government can transform people's lives".[19]

According to El País, Hassler has named U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau, and late Chilean communist leader Gladys Marín as left-wing women in politics she admires.[5]

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Hassler campaigning in the 2021 mayoral election

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