Chile's New Liberal Government
Chile's New Liberal Government “The Rise of Chile’s Center-Left” is a podcast episode from Latino USA that aired on February 1, 2022. In this episode, host Julio Ricardo Varela and journalist Camila Vergara discuss recent Chile’s political changes. Chile’s 36 year old President Gabriel Boric was elected December 19, 2021. Boric was a leader in the 2011 Chilean student movements, in which they protested the privatization of higher education. I learned that Chile’s president is center-left and they will soon redraft their constitution, one that was made during the rule of dictator Augusto Pinochet. The 155 redrafters of this constitution are “equal number of men and women, as well as 17 representatives of indigenous nations” ( Latino 1:36-1:49). Student leader Gabriel Boric delivers a speech during a protest on August 28, 2012. Photo by Claudio Santana. I really enjoyed learning about Chilean politics. I feel as if this news isn’t as pub...