I liked Chile, although their cuisine did not impress me. Oddly, I could write exactly the same evaluation for Costa Rica. Argentina is another story, food wise.
For a change, the news from Chile is now trending positive after electing a leftist who became president 14 months ago. See the recent news from The Guardian (U.K.).
Chile’s far right has won an emphatic victory in a vote to select the committee that will rewrite its dictatorship-era constitution, after José Antonio Kast’s Republican party secured 22 of its 50 seats in a major blow to the progressive president Gabriel Boric.
Chile’s left had secured only 17 places on the council, meaning it would be unable to veto rightwing changes. Another rightwing coalition won 11 seats.
Moves to rewrite Chile’s Pinochet-era constitution began in 2020, when nearly 80% of citizens voted to revamp the charter following huge street protests and unrest the previous year. However, a progressive new draft was rejected by a clear majority last September, forcing politicians to return to the drawing board and for a new constitutional council to be elected.
"Far right" is The Guardian's leftwing bias showing. As the most prosperous country in Latin America, Chileans have a lot to lose in going hard left. Apparently that reality struck home in Sunday's election.
Although few will admit it, Pinochet attained (and retained) power because a great many Chileans supported him. Chile owes its current prosperity to his economic program which reflected Milton Friedman's themes.
