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Manuel Jacques Parraguez, is a Chilean lawyer, academic and politician. He is President of the Izquierda Cristiana (Christian Left Party of Chile) [1] and a professor at the Universidad Bolivariana de Chile. [2]

For the 2005 Chilean presidential election he competed in the primary election for the Juntos Podemos Más electoral pact. The pact was ultimately represented by Tomás Hirsch, who won around 5% of the vote.

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References

  1. "Directiva Izquierda Cristiana de Chile". Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  2. Manuel Jacques Parraguez (2002), "Bajos los adoquines de la playa", Revista de la Universidad Bolivariana de Chile 1(3)