Vota Y Verás.: Reflexiones de Pepe Mujica

En Estados Unidos, cuatro de cada diez ciudadanos habilitados para votar no participan en las elecciones presidenciales. De los seis que s votan, tres votan en contra del presidente electo. En definitiva, el presidente llega al gobierno porque lo votan tres de cada diez ciudadanos. En las elecciones legislativas de midterm, estas proporciones son aun m s alarmantes: seis de cada diez ciudadanos no participan y, de los cuatro que s lo hacen, dos votan en contra del candidato elegido. En este caso, la C mara de Representantes en su totalidad y un tercio del Senado responden a la "voluntad popular" de dos ciudadanos de cada diez. En este contexto es que fuimos a buscar a Jos Pepe Mujica, presidente de Uruguay durante el per odo 2010-2015 y considerado el "presidente m s pobre del mundo". A trav s de su experiencia como activista, revolucionario, preso pol tico, legislador y presidente, Mujica ayuda a ver la pol tica de una manera distinta. Nos invita a reflexionar sobre el poder que tiene el individuo cuando vota. Sobre el poder que pierde cuando no participa. Sobre la importancia de poder decir que uno, al menos, lo ha intentado.

In the United States, the president comes to power essentially because three out of every ten citizens vote for him. Of the remaining seven, four do not vote and three vote against him. In the midterm elections, these figures are even more drastic: the entire House of Representatives and a third of the Senate answer to the "popular will" of just two out of every ten citizens. It is with this backdrop that we sought out Jos "Pepe" Mujica, President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 and labeled as "the poorest president in the world" during his presidency. Through the lens of his experience as an activist, revolutionary, political prisoner, legislator, and president, Mujica helps us view politics in a different way. He invites us to reflect on the power an individual can wield by voting. On the power an individual forfeits by not participating in elections. On the importance of at least being able to say you tried.

Author: Darío Klein
Publisher: Syncretic Press
Published: 12/01/2018
Pages: 124
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781946071187
Language: Spanish

About the Author
Darío Klein is an award-winning journalist who has been a correspondent and chief editor for major news agencies and networks such as AFP and CNN. He has covered a wide range of international news stories, from the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis to Hurricane Katrina, and is currently a correspondent for CNN en Español in Uruguay and co-director of the online journal www.sudestada.com.uy. Klein has directed and produced documentaries for National Geographic, Discovery Channel and CNN. He has received the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and the NAMIC Vision Award. He holds a PhD in Investigative Journalism from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is a professor at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay.