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The Rise of Chile’s Hard Right

On November 16, Chile held its first general election since former student movement leader Gabriel Boric won the 2021 ...
Chile today stands at a political crossroads where the presidential election is not merely a contest for power—it is a ...
(Bloomberg) -- Former head of state Michelle Bachelet ranked as Chile’s most popular politician in a new poll, fueling debate on whether she could attempt a comeback for the center-left in next year’s ...
As Chileans prepare to vote in a presidential runoff between a communist and a hard-right veteran politician, the man who has ...
Updated November 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM EST SANTIAGO, Chile — Two candidates with drastically different ideologies, priorities and diagnoses for the future will come head to head in a presidential ...
As tensions build surrounding President Donald Trump's threats toward Venezuela, a new far-right ally may soon emerge for him ...
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Fans sported MAGA-style caps. AC/DC blasted from the speakers. Red, white and blue flags flapped in the wind. Crowds whooped and cheered as the man of the hour lamented the ...
Talk of Chilean politics, poetry and anarchy echoed through the Olin stacks on Tuesday. Latin American Studies Program Director Prof. Raymond Craib, history, presented his new book revealing the ...