IRMO Brief 03/2022, "The Boric Administration in Chile: Mounting Challenges for its First Year"

Introduction

‍In December 2021, Gabriel Boric became the youngest and most voted president in the history of Chile. His second-round campaign, centered on the ideas of “guaranteeing social rights” and “protecting democracy” against the threat of authoritarian populism, proved to be successful: he achieved 55,87% of the vote, defeating far-right candidate José Antonio Kast. The triumph of Boric, a former student leader born in a family of Croatian descent, can be seen as the closing act of a short but eventful chapter of radical politics in the country, which started suddenly in October 2019 with riots over...

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