Chile and Gabriel Boric: An Overview
By
Emilie Sweigart
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on the Summit of the Americas.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on the Summit of the Americas. Click here for the full list of countries. Chile’s youngest-ever president, the 36-year-old former student leader took office to soaring expectations in March. Boric’s election came two years after widespread protests over inequality, and he has promised deep reforms to Chile’s economic model and private pension system as well as an expansion of social services. He must work with a divided Congress to pursue an ambitious progressive agenda, and faces the immediate...
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