chile

For someone who looks remarkably like Alf he's sure donated a lot millions to good causes.

100% this guy eats cats

maybe not so bad after all then!

Here's @BernieSanders, in 2003, talking about the American backed military coup that ousted Allende, and installed Pinochet, who oversaw the creation of a new, anti-democratic Constitution

Today the people of Chile voted it out 78%-21%#PlebiscitoChilepic.twitter.com/sRvu8nKhRz

— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) October 26, 2020

Big day.

Good to see high turnout as it's been in the toilet in recent elections.

Unsure how a new constitution will be able to deal with Chile's massive issues and egregiously unequal society but we shall see

Oh actually participation dipped since I last checked. Average for elections since mandatory voting was scrapped in 2012. 50% turnout

After Chileans elected members of a constitution-writing body, Chile's stock market goes into a nosedive. Investors fear radical changes ahead.

— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) May 17, 2021

really crappy participation again. terrible elections day for the right, which is good., obv. just seems to be a lot of cynicism about the political process in general from people who supported the estallido social

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/18/a-new-chile-political-elite-rejected-in-vote-for-constitutional-assembly?

Looks good.

yeah it's pretty encouraging. the right did terribly which obviously makes sense given how unpopular the president is right now, and given that they backed rejecting a new constitution. so they won't be able to fuck things up vetoing everything.

likelihood of a really big tent left coalition government under the communist jadue after elections at the end of the year.

Maybe not.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/21/chile-jose-antonio-kast-presidential-election-far-right

I think that the good results of Kast (far right) in the polls for the first round is due to the fact that he is consolidating the vote of the right, due to a weak candidate of the center-right. The vote of the left is still divided into two candidates, left and center-left, this should change in the second round. I hope so!

"The temporary death of democracy in Chile will be regrettable, but the blame lies clearly with Dr. Allende... Their coup was homegrown, and attempts to make out that the Americans were involved are absurd"

-The Economist, 15 September 1973 pic.twitter.com/lTwsV2a7PG

— John McEvoy (@jmcevoy_2) November 20, 2021

This guy Kast is literally the son of a Nazi.

and he's winning

centre right candidate in Chile concedes, hints that he will support the far right https://t.co/hiwXoKwCRY

— jamie k (@jkbloodtreasure) November 21, 2021

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/leftist-chile-presidential-candidate-leads-new-poll-dec-19-vote-looms-2021-11-29/

People in Chile celebrate the death of Pinochet's widow. Enjoy! https://t.co/3DUO23fEpU

— AngryWorkers (@WorkersAngry) December 17, 2021

no hay mal que dure cien años

the season finale of Chile is going crazy with this and then the most significant election since the return of democracy on sunday

Chile, Cadem/Plaza Pública poll:

Second round

Boric (AD, left|green): 55% (+1)
J.A. Kast (FSC, right): 45% (-1)

(+/- vs. 14 December '21)

Fieldwork: 15-16 December '21
Sample size: 1,007#Elecciones2021CL #Chile #Boric #Kast pic.twitter.com/o0AcrMMjMh

— America Elects (@AmericaElige) December 17, 2021

Chile: Presidential candidate José Antonio Kast (FSC, right) has conceded defeat in today’s runoff election and congratulated Gabriel Boric (AD, left|green) on his victory. #Chile #Elecciones2021CL #EleccionesChile2021 https://t.co/QWw0dkY57X

— America Elects (@AmericaElige) December 19, 2021

Kissinger to die before Xmas.

Gabriel Boric has become the world's most powerful Tool fan

— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) December 19, 2021

Nazis lose again.

A victory for Bosch

I was searching Boric's Twitter feed to get a sense of his musical taste. He's also tweeted approvingly about Pearl Jam on multiple occasions.

uh oh

Populist flavor runs high in Chilean election campaign ads:pic.twitter.com/tyvjFtQzVf

— Brian Phipps (@brandstrat) December 8, 2021

Sexooooooooo

So happy, Kast winning would've killed me

This is good. Who knew sick riffs were the answer

Time for Kast to, ahaha, 'walk away'

Goose-step surely?

And yes of courss

henry kissinger lived just long enough to see a socialist take power in chile again.

— Asinus Pervicax (@Cato_of_Utica) December 20, 2021

enshallah

🚀 FUN FACT: The Swiftie candidate for the presidency of Chile, @gabrielboric has won the elections! 🇨🇱

He shares that he discovered @TaylorSwift13 during the pandemic and that his favorite album is "Folklore." pic.twitter.com/683H746hhK

— The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) December 20, 2021

Mark Fisher, espectro y legado, a través de la lectura del ahora Presidente electo de Chile, @gabrielboric.https://t.co/vUT9FZLbBG pic.twitter.com/qS7gloSw4g

— Caja Negra Editora (@cajanegraedit) December 20, 2021

there are also photos of Boric wearing Radiohead & NIN hats. hope he turns out to be a great president cuz I think he rules

lmao

Chilean reddit is going ham with Boric memes pic.twitter.com/vn5CnoI5Oi

— ❄️🎄☃️🌹Garrison Grogan🌹 ☃️🎄❄️ (@gammison) December 20, 2021

These CIA budget cuts have been brutal. https://t.co/Rr8HZkiuRP

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) December 20, 2021

https://t.co/LCot5R9JpV pic.twitter.com/eBQWxVyV49

— Crowsa Luxemburg (@quendergeer) January 22, 2022

The Estallido Social in Chile from 2019-2020/-the present was one of the most powerful revolts of the last ten years. It went further than toppling a government, it won the chance for the social movements to rewrite the Constitution.
As predicted, that strategy has failed. pic.twitter.com/tYXNk7dN1P

— PeterGelderloos (@PeterGelderloos) May 16, 2022

Yeah, attempts to nationalize the mining sector in Chile have not historically gone without complications...

But there are 499 articles in the draft, and even if the entire document is rejected (as looks likely) in the September plebiscite, we don't know to what extent its tenets (such as recognition of greater autonomy of indigenous nations) will be implemented via other means.

This story ain't over.

Yeah, things are built stone by stone. A lot of anarchists ofc are writing it off (see also Peru) because voting, but my distanced sense is that these things won't go away.

Few things messier in the world than trying to finalize a constitution (hell, it's a nightmare just trying to agree on a non-profit's Mission Statement).

It's definitely not as fun as crowding into the Plaza de Italia and singing your lungs out.

Ugh. ^ I’d like to take that last sentence back. Comes off totally disrespectful.

Cry more bitch!

It is a woke and fiscally irresponsible mess https://t.co/TlzZriYrqs

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) July 6, 2022