Kris Bajada has officially announced his 2020 presidential campaign as an independent candidate for KSU following his resignation from UESA last Wednesday
In a Facebook post on his personal profile, Bajada claimed there are “too many problems being ignored or not tackled enough” which are affecting students, ranging from the general parking issue to specific cases such as the Engineering Warrant and Barts Medical School. He also once again put forward his proposal for “a truly independent KSU.”
Bajada exclusively told The Third Eye that his campaign is not a “one-issue campaign”:
I want to show students that our campaign is ready to offer an alternative to the current status quo. While working on this campaign we had the opportunity to talk to many students and student organisations to get a better understanding of what are the real issues and problems university students are facing.
As a result of this I am proud that when we launch our campaign next week, we will have an electoral manifesto that was truly built but the students that will be there for the students. If elected I am ready to work with everyone and anyone for the betterment of the students.
Bajada will be officially launching his campaign and releasing his manifesto at the Quadrangle on 26th February at 12:00PM.
Bajada has publicly campaigned for President these past 3 years as an independent candidate against an all-SDM team. Neither SDM nor Pulse have announced anything regards KSU elections so far. However, their absence as of yet is understandable as Bajada’s announcement comes relatively early compared to other years. When asked about his early campaign Bajada justified this, saying that he needs a longer campaign to garner presence and recognition:
Unlike SDM and Pulse I do not have the same name recognition and presence; not everyone may know who the candidates are but almost everyone knows who and what SDM and Pulse are. To compensate for this any independent who wishes to compete against them must work harder than most to spread their message; this means that they must start well before the “traditional” campaign season.