Pan American Games give Chile's Boric a break from political polarization
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Having Chile host the games this time has given Boric, a leftist elected in March 2022, “a late honeymoon” and made Chileans more benevolent toward him as the sports unfold, said Marcelo Mella, a political scientist at Universidad de Santiago. “What a shame how they are abusing the Pan American Games and hurting the great achievements of Chile,” Kast said in his social media channels after one of Boric’s many appearances as a fan. “Let the players be celebrated on their own, and get to work.” The Pan American Games gave Boric a slight boost in his faltering popularity. Of course, people blame the president.” The homicide rate in Chile about doubled from 2016 to last year, going from 3.6 for every 100,000 residents to 7 per 100,000, according the Chilean prosecutors’ office In addition to attending the Pan American Games, Boric found some time during the country’s national holiday last Wednesday to take some pictures of Halloween trick-or-treating in Santiago.
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