Boric's victory, and the state of the Latin American left
A look at the Chilean election and a roundup of regional events in the past year, plus looking forward into 2022
Chile’s presidential election runoff on Sunday saw 35-year old student activist-turned-congressman Gabriel Boric defeat José Antonio Kast, a far-right career politician. Boric’s victory is the latest in a line of wins for left-wingers in Latin America, indicating to some a potential “second Pink Tide” and a reversal of the conservative wave in the mid-2…