Chile’s crisis is not over yet
Political tumult is now the norm in the country
A sense of fatigue hangs over Santiago, the capital of Chile. Since 2019 the place once considered the poster child of Latin America has instead been the site of tumult. This has included the election of Gabriel Boric, the country’s most left-wing president in half a century, along with the growth of a powerful party of the hard-right. There have been two failed attempts to write a new constitution. To top it all, this month deadly forest fires have raged. Can Chile get back on track?
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “From model to muddle”
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