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The Chilean left shows the way
The election of Gabriel Boric is a great source for optimism, but far-right reactionary forces have started their strategic mobilisation, warns BHABANI SHANKAR NAYAK
Supporters of Gabriel Boric, of the ‘I approve Dignity’ coalition, gather at his election day headquarters after the presidential vote

IN THE age of a rising tide of neoliberal authoritarianism and populist reactionary religious politics, the electoral victory of the left brings smiles to all progressive forces beyond Chile. 

The people of Chile defeated Jose Antonio Kast — a committed follower of the country’s former dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, who established neoliberal authoritarianism in Chile before it spread worldwide. 

The decisive victory of Gabriel Boric is a celebration of people’s power beyond the borders of the Andean nation. 

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