![Chile’s constitution has been under surgery in a second attempt to recast the fundamental rights that will bring Latin America’s fifth-largest economy into the modern era.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1258510758-300x200.jpg)
A Last Hope for Chile’s New Constitution?
The ultra-conservative Partido Republicano has a large influence over the constitutional process, and President Boric has already said this will be the final attempt during his term.
![As Chile marks the anniversary of the September 11, 1973 coup, Augusto Pinochet’s ghost still hovers over contemporary Chilean politics in unexpected ways.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Pinochet-300x201.jpg)
50 Years Later: He Haunts Us Still
As Chile marks the anniversary of the September 11, 1973 coup, Augusto Pinochet’s ghost still hovers over contemporary Chilean politics in unexpected ways.
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Latin America’s “CPAC Right” Still Has Big Ambitions
A group of conservatives from across the region are coordinating with each other—and U.S. groups—to fight the culture war and oppose the left.
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REACTION: Chile Sends Kast and Boric to Runoff
Experts break down the winners and losers of the first round election.
![View of a polling station in the 2021 Chilean elections](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1232903923-300x199.png)
Kast and Boric: Explaining the Chilean Paradox
Chile’s presidential runoff will now be a race to the middle, as most voters want change but not radicalism. Can either candidate deliver?
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The Rise of José Antonio Kast in Chile
The ultra-conservative figure has surged as an option for voters alienated by the left.