Change in Chile: The Hindu Editorial on left-wing leader Gabriel Boric’s win
3 years ago

Change in Chile: The Hindu Editorial on left-wing leader Gabriel Boric’s win

The Hindu  

The sweeping victory of Gabriel Boric, the 35-year-old left-wing leader, in Sunday’s presidential run-off election, is a testimony to how Chile has changed. Mr. Boric, one of the protest leaders who promised to “bury neoliberalism” during his campaign, built an alliance of social democrats and communists that took on the Republican Party’s José Antonio Kast. While Mr. Boric promised to build a more equitable society in one of the most unequal countries, Mr. Kast, a defender of the military regime, positioned himself as a candidate of the economic status quo and blamed migrants, terrorists and narco-traffickers for Chile’s agonies. Mr. Boric’s victory has put wind in the sails of Chile’s left-wing politics, but he should be ready for a storm as he seeks to take on the Pinochet consensus.

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Chile’s leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law
3 months, 1 week ago

Chile’s leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s left-wing president President Gabriel Boric on Wednesday promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad amnesty that has for years ruled out most investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. President Boric’s vow — during a speech commemorating the 51st anniversary of Gen. Pinochet’s bloody U.S.-backed putsch that ended Chilean …

Uncertain future: The Hindu Editorial on Chileans rejecting new Constitution
2 years, 3 months ago

Uncertain future: The Hindu Editorial on Chileans rejecting new Constitution

The Hindu  

Chilean voters’ decision to reject a new Constitution that would have replaced the 1980 charter written under the brutal military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet could deepen the country’s political divisions and throw its future into uncertainty. The new document, supported by Chile’s 36-year-old leftist President Gabriel Boric, would have transformed South America’s most free market-friendly country into a state-driven, …

Chile’s Boric reshuffles cabinet after new constitution rejected
2 years, 3 months ago

Chile’s Boric reshuffles cabinet after new constitution rejected

Al Jazeera  

President Gabriel Boric changes leadership of six ministries in first cabinet shake-up since he took office in March. Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has shaken up his cabinet, less than 48 hours after he was dealt a resounding blow when citizens overwhelmingly rejected a new progressive constitution he had championed. Boric, 36, changed the leadership of six government ministries on Tuesday …

Chile’s Boric tries to turn page after constitution fails
2 years, 3 months ago

Chile’s Boric tries to turn page after constitution fails

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — After voters in Chile rejected a progressive constitution that would have fundamentally changed the country, political leaders on Monday started working on finding a path forward to reform the current charter which dates back to the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. “This result transformed the government’s approval into votes.” After the sit-down with Boric Monday morning, Sen. …

Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution
2 years, 3 months ago

Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution

The Hindu  

Chileans resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would have ushered in a new progressive era. The approval camp conceded defeat, with its spokesman Vlado Mirosevic saying: “We recognize this result and we listen with …

Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution
2 years, 3 months ago

Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would have ushered in a new progressive era. The approval camp conceded defeat, with its spokesman Vlado Mirosevic saying: “We recognize this result and …

Chile says emphatic no to proposed new constitution in referendum
2 years, 3 months ago

Chile says emphatic no to proposed new constitution in referendum

Al Jazeera  

Chileans reject proposed progressive constitution that would have replaced the charter dating back to the Pinochet era. Chile has voted resoundingly to reject a proposed new constitution that President Gabriel Boric argued would have ushered in a new progressive era, in a result that far exceeded the expectations of the conservative opposition. The approval camp conceded defeat, with its spokesman …

Colombia election: Latin America leftist leaders praise Petro win
2 years, 6 months ago

Colombia election: Latin America leftist leaders praise Petro win

Al Jazeera  

Former rebel Petro’s victory marks the first time in history Colombia has elected a left-wing candidate as president. The victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombia’s presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America – and was quickly praised by left-wing leaders across the region and the world. Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, who took office in 2019 after running …

Chile’s Boric attempts relaunch as honeymoon ends abruptly
2 years, 7 months ago

Chile’s Boric attempts relaunch as honeymoon ends abruptly

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — President Gabriel Boric of Chile is attempting to relaunch an administration that has plunged in popularity less than two months since he made headlines around the world for becoming the country’s youngest president and a possible symbol for a resurgent left wing in South America. “It’s important to acknowledge our own responsibility.” Opinion polls show Boric’s shine …

Chile’s new President Boric signs Escazu environmental treaty
2 years, 9 months ago

Chile’s new President Boric signs Escazu environmental treaty

Al Jazeera  

Gabriel Boric, who took office last week, has pledged to take strong stance on climate change and environmental regulation. Chile’s new left-wing President Gabriel Boric has signed onto the United Nations Escazu Agreement, overturning the policy of the previous Chilean government that had held back from supporting the environmental treaty. But Boric, who last week replaced centre-right former President Sebastian …

Ex-student protest leader, Gabriel Boric, becomes Chile's youngest president
2 years, 9 months ago

Ex-student protest leader, Gabriel Boric, becomes Chile's youngest president

The Hindu  

Left-leaning former student leader Gabriel Boric vowed to improve the lives of all Chileans and attack deep inequality that has sparked massive protests, hours after being inaugurated Friday as the youngest president in the country's history. Mr. Boric takes office as well at a moment when large-scale immigration from Venezuela and other countries has caused unrest in northern Chile while …

Ex-student protest leader becomes Chile’s youngest president
2 years, 9 months ago

Ex-student protest leader becomes Chile’s youngest president

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Left-leaning former student leader Gabriel Boric vowed to improve the lives of all Chileans and attack deep inequality that has sparked massive protests, hours after being inaugurated Friday as the youngest president in the country’s history. Boric takes office as well at a moment when large-scale immigration from Venezuela and other countries has caused unrest in northern …

Chile swears in new President Gabriel Boric in ‘historic shift’
2 years, 9 months ago

Chile swears in new President Gabriel Boric in ‘historic shift’

Al Jazeera  

Boric, elected on an ambitious social-democratic agenda, will oversee a referendum on Chile’s new constitution. “What we’re seeing here is really an historic shift, a real sign of the changing times in this country,” Al Jazeera’s Latin America editor Lucia Newman reported from outside the Senate building in Valparaiso. “It’s a sign that it’s going to be an inclusive government,” …

Chile’s constituent assembly begins debating new constitution
2 years, 10 months ago

Chile’s constituent assembly begins debating new constitution

Al Jazeera  

Constituents are discussing host of measures, such as water and Indigenous rights, that could end up in new magna carta. Chile’s constituent assembly has begun formally debating motions for a new constitution, which is set to replace one dating back to the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. “In this period we are going to see what is really going to …

How Boric’s new social contract in Chile can succeed
2 years, 10 months ago

How Boric’s new social contract in Chile can succeed

Al Jazeera  

By introducing principles of fiscal progressivity into its new constitution, Chile can end the vicious cycle of inequality. Thus, experts, NGOs, and trade unions have just created a Citizen’s Tax Justice Network for Chile to submit concrete proposals to the Constitutional Convention. By writing progressive tax principles into its new constitution, Chile can show the way to other countries. Corporate …

Chile president-elect Boric unveils women-majority cabinet
2 years, 11 months ago

Chile president-elect Boric unveils women-majority cabinet

Al Jazeera  

Fourteen of Chile’s 24 new cabinet ministers are women, while several are former student protest leaders. Gabriel Boric, Chile’s left-wing president-elect, has announced his first cabinet, giving a majority of the posts to women and several to former student protest leaders. “This Cabinet’s mission is to lay the foundations for the great reforms that we have proposed in our programme,” …

Chile’s next president to govern historic transition
3 years ago

Chile’s next president to govern historic transition

Al Jazeera  

Gabriel Boric may be hindered by deeply fragmented Congress, where negotiations will be necessary to advance his agenda. Antofagasta, Chile – Chile’s next president will be in power during an historic period of constitutional transition, but opposition in Congress is expected to hinder Gabriel Boric‘s ambitious, social-democratic agenda when he takes office next year. “And I think it is one …

Gabriel Boric’s acid test
3 years ago

Gabriel Boric’s acid test

The Hindu  

The 2021 presidential election in Chile, which resulted in the victory of the Left candidate Gabriel Boric, actually began in October 2019. An emphasis on dignity Mr. Boric began his political life in the student movement, leading the University of Chile Student Federation alongside the Communist Party’s Camila Vallejo into the student protests of 2011. Mr. Boric joined the socialist …

Leftist millennial vows to remake Chile after historic win
3 years ago

Leftist millennial vows to remake Chile after historic win

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Former leftist student leader Gabriel Boric will be under quick pressure from his youthful supporters to fulfill his promises to remake Chile after the millennial politician scored a historic victory in the country’s presidential runoff election. With 56% of the votes, Boric on Sunday handily defeated his opponent, far right lawmaker José Antonio Kast, and at age …

Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president
3 years ago

Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president

India TV News  

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile's next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump. With 56 per cent of the votes, Gabriel Boric handily defeated by more than 10 points lawmaker José Antonio Kast, who tried unsuccessfully to scare voters that his young, inexperienced opponent would …

Gabriel Boric to become Chile’s next President
3 years ago

Gabriel Boric to become Chile’s next President

The Hindu  

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile’s next President on December 19 after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump. In a model of democratic civility that broke from the polarizing rhetoric of the campaign, Mr. Kast immediately conceded defeat, tweeting a photo of himself on the phone congratulating his …

Chile’s president-elect Boric meets with outgoing leader Pinera
3 years ago

Chile’s president-elect Boric meets with outgoing leader Pinera

Al Jazeera  

Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric has met with outgoing President Sebastian Pinera in Santiago, just hours after the left-wing candidate’s historic election victory. Al Jazeera’s Latin America editor Lucia Newman, reporting from Santiago, said Boric took time to greet his supporters outside the presidential palace before his meeting with Pinera. Kast, whose campaign also fuelled fears among Chilean women and members …

Gabriel Boric wins Chile’s presidential election
3 years ago

Gabriel Boric wins Chile’s presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Former student activist pledges to be a president ‘for all Chileans’ after stunning election win. pic.twitter.com/u51WyRuheN — Boris van der Spek December 20, 2021 Boric, who will take office in March, has tapped into public anger at Chile’s market-oriented economic model, widely considered to have helped drive decades of rapid economic growth but stoking inequality. “Boric is promising to be …

Chile assets slump after left-wing leader Boric wins presidency
3 years ago

Chile assets slump after left-wing leader Boric wins presidency

Al Jazeera  

Investors are concerned Gabriel Boric’s policies will upend one of the wealthiest economies in Latin America with higher taxes, increased social spending and more government regulation of business. Chilean assets tumbled after left-wing candidate Gabriel Boric rolled to a blowout victory in Sunday’s presidential election, giving him a broad mandate to push ahead with an overhaul of Latin America’s most …

Chileans vote in divisive presidential election runoff
3 years ago

Chileans vote in divisive presidential election runoff

Al Jazeera  

Two candidates offer starkly different visions for the country’s future, with most pre-election polls projecting a tight race. Chileans are voting in the Andean nation’s most divisive presidential election in decades, with two candidates offering starkly different visions for the future. On one side is Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former student protest leader promising social change, who has edged ahead …

Kast, Boric face off in Chile’s polarised presidential runoff
3 years ago

Kast, Boric face off in Chile’s polarised presidential runoff

Al Jazeera  

Increased turnout expected in runoff election between far-right and social-democratic candidates. Sunday’s runoff – where polls opened at 8am and will close at 6pm – pits Jose Antonio Kast, a far-right conservative campaigning on law and order, against Gabriel Boric, a progressive social democrat advocating social justice. Boric, a 35-year-old congressman and former student activist, promised to overhaul the pension …

Leftist Gabriel Boric, 35, wins Chile’s presidential election
3 years ago

Leftist Gabriel Boric, 35, wins Chile’s presidential election

CNN  

CNN — Leftist and former student leader Gabriel Boric, 35, will become Chile’s youngest President after he won a presidential runoff election on Sunday. Earlier Sunday, Kast conceded the election to Boric and congratulated his opponent “on his great triumph.” “From today he is the elected President of Chile and deserves all our respect and constructive collaboration. “It doesn’t matter …

Gabriel Boric | The face of Chile’s new Left
3 years ago

Gabriel Boric | The face of Chile’s new Left

The Hindu  

Chileans will go out to vote today in the second — and decisive — round of the country’s most consequential presidential elections in over three decades. Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast, 55, of the Republican Party finished on top with 28% of the vote while the left-wing alliance’s Gabriel Boric, 35, a former student leader and two-time Congressman, came second …

From student protester to leftist hero: Meet the shaggy-haired millennial vying for Chile’s presidency
3 years ago

From student protester to leftist hero: Meet the shaggy-haired millennial vying for Chile’s presidency

CNN  

CNN — Just ten years ago, Gabriel Boric was a student leader in the Chilean capital, rallying against the country’s privatized education system alongside thousands of other students in Santiago. Economist Raphael Bergoeing, who is also the president of Chile´s National Productivity Commission told CNN that many of Boric’s policies “go in the right direction, but I am afraid that …

Chile to elect its next president as ‘very close race’ wraps up
3 years ago

Chile to elect its next president as ‘very close race’ wraps up

Al Jazeera  

Antofagasta, Chile – Chileans will elect their next president this weekend – and the country’s north will prove key, analysts say, as two very different candidates compete to win over centrists and disaffected voters. “ has had to move the compass needle a lot more.” The Christian Social Front coalition candidate, Kast champions law and order, government downsizing, and tax …

Runoff looms in Chile as far-right Kast leads presidential vote
3 years, 1 month ago

Runoff looms in Chile as far-right Kast leads presidential vote

Al Jazeera  

Far-right former legislator Jose Antonio Kast will meet left-wing activist Gabriel Boric in Chile’s presidential runoff on December 19. “They are playing songs that are talking about security and freedom – the two main planks of Kast’s campaign.” At Boric’s offices in Santiago, the mood was equally festive. “I am not going to vote for Gabriel Boric’s candidacy, and I …

Gabriel Boric and José Antonio Kast head to run-off vote in Chile
3 years, 1 month ago

Gabriel Boric and José Antonio Kast head to run-off vote in Chile

CNN  

CNN — The race to replace Chilean President Sebastián Piñera is now down to two candidates after a general election was held on Sunday. José Antonio Kast, a candidate of the hard right, garnered 28 percent of the vote during Sunday’s election in Chile, missing the necessary 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff. Kast, whose recent surge in popularity …

Political shake-up on the horizon as Chile to elect new president
3 years, 1 month ago

Political shake-up on the horizon as Chile to elect new president

Al Jazeera  

Leftist and far-right presidential candidates are two clear frontrunners heading into Chilean elections on Sunday. “This is a very important election,” said Daniela Campos Letelier, a member of the Red de Politologas network of women political scientists. “This election will define various forces in the political system.” Seven presidential candidates will be on the ballot in Sunday’s election, but recent …

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