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A Blow to the Fascist Rule in Chile !
By electing Gabriel Boric in the presidential elections as the president of their country , the people of Chile have dealt a blow to the fascist rule of their country . In 1973 backed by military coup General Augusto Pinochet had established dictatorship in Chile . He laid foundations of Chile ’ s neoliberal state . The state apparatus built by him survived including the constitution even after the collapse of his regime .
Jose Antonio Kast , till now ruling Chile is an apologist for brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet , implemented the neo-liberal economic policies perpetuating deep-rooted social inequalities in the country . Due to the policies implemented by ultra-conservative Kast Chile became a country with one of the world ’ s largest gaps between rich and poor . Social spending and subsidies were stopped . While toiling people became paupers during his rule , a few rich have amassed wealth of Chile which is mainly in the form of copper and its export . Kast cunningly blamed migrants , terrorists and narcotraffickers for the agonies of people of Chile . In the present presidential elections Kast is supported by imperialist transnational corporations , corporate media and USA ; as a candidate of Republican Party .
Gabriel Boric is supported by farmers , trade union workers , toiling masses , poor and lower middle-class people as a candidate of alliance of social democrats and communists . Mainly the youngsters in the urban areas have supported Boric in the elections . Boric promised to “ bury neo-liberalism ” and to “ install a social welfare ” state to build a more equitable society is
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Chile one of the most unequal countries .
Addressing immediately after his victory in the elections Boric in his first official , he vowed to “ expand social rights ” in Chile which means to fight the “ privilege of the few ” and tackle poverty and inequality . In practicality he means to abolish unpopular private pension funds ; shorten the working week to 40 hrs , raise the minimum wage and create a universal health care system . .
Boric has to fulfill all his promises facing the US backed and effected antagonistic attacks and fake news onslaughts ; withstanding the machinations of American imperialism against his socialist-democratic rule .
The victory of Boric in Chile will boost the Bolivarian kind of ‘ twentyfirst century socialism ’, a “ communitarians socialism ” which is being built in Latin American countries around ancient indigenous values of sharing and community labour .
Viva Chile ! j
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A Timeline of Chile ’ s Turmoil since Bloody Protests against Inequality in 2019 that Eventually led to Gabriel Boric ’ s Win . In 2019
Protests in Chile ’ s capital , Santiago , against a rise in Metro fares on October 18 , 2019 , escalate into clashes between police and demonstrators angry at gaping social inequality .
Centre-right President Sebastian Pinera , a billionaire , suspends the ticket price hike , but protests and clashes continue and about 30 people are killed . October 25 : After some 1.2 million Chileans take to the streets in Santiago , the curfew and state of emergency are lifted and Pinera reshuffles his Cabinet . November 15 : Lawmakers agree to a key opposition demand for a referendum on replacing the Pinochet-era Constitution . In 2020 February 23 : Violence erupts again at Vina del Mar near Valparaiso , and then in early March in several other towns . October 25 : Chileans vote by nearly four to one ( 79 %) for a new Constitution be drawn up . In 2021
In late March , Chile locks down four-fifths of its population as COVID-19 cases surge . The election of the Constituent Assembly charged with revising the Constitution is put off to May . May 15-16 : A third of newly elected members of the constitutional convention – a majority left-leaning - are independents , with no single group winning a majority .
Elisa Longon , an academic from the indigenous Mapuche community , is elected to head the body , which has a year to draw up a new founding law . November 21 : In the first round of the Presidential election , voters turn away from traditional parties , leaving Sunday ’ s run-off between far-right Jose Antonio Kast and Boric , both political outsiders December 19 : Boric , a former student leader , is declared winner of the Presidential run-off with 56 % vote . ( From ‘ The Hindu )
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