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'''Chile''' (official name: '''Republic of Chile''') is a [[nation]] on the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coast of [[South America]], [[Antarctica]] and [[Oceania]] which is organized as a Centralized Unitary Presidential [[Democracy]]. It has a population of 17.5 million and the capital city is [[Santiago|Santiago de Chile]] which is also the biggest city of the country. Chile borders [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Peru]].

'''Chile''' (official name: '''Republic of Chile''') is a [[nation]] on the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coast of [[South America]], [[Antarctica]] and [[Oceania]] which is organized as a Centralized Unitary Presidential [[Democracy]]. It has a population of 17.5 million and the capital city is [[Santiago|Santiago de Chile]] which is also the biggest city of the country. Chile borders [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Peru]].

Between 1975 and 2014, Chile followed the path of the [[free market]] and [[Capitalism]] been the best place to make business of [[Latin America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iberglobal.com/files/2019-1/economic_freedom_index_2019.pdf|title=Economic Freedom Index 2019}}</ref> This has made the country the most developed of the Region according to the [[Human Development Index]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=505045|title=Chile sigue al tope de A. Latina en Índice de Desarrollo Humano|date=September 15, 2018|publisher=Economía y Negocios|language=es}}</ref> Chile went from a [[Gross domestic product]] of 100 in 1973 to 515 in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gobierno.udd.cl/files/2016/05/PPT-FPP.pdf|author=Lucas Palacios Covarrubias|title=Pobreza vs Desigualdad|date=April 2016|publisher=[[Universidad del Desarrollo]] - Facultad de Gobierno|language=es}}</ref> However that was put at risk with the leftist insurrection from 2019 and, in [[Chile presidential election, 2021|Dec 2021]], [[Gabriel Boric]], was elected [[President of Chile|president]] at the age of 35. A former student radical "activist," a self-described [[communist]].<ref name=at22nov21>Monica Showalter, [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/stunning_good_news_from_chile__and_not_just_for_them_but_for_us.html Stunning good news from Chile...], American Thinker, November 22, 2021</ref>

Between 1975 and 2014, Chile followed the path of the [[free market]] and [[Capitalism]] been the best place to make business of [[Latin America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iberglobal.com/files/2019-1/economic_freedom_index_2019.pdf|title=Economic Freedom Index 2019}}</ref> This has made the country the most developed of the Region according to the [[Human Development Index]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=505045|title=Chile sigue al tope de A. Latina en Índice de Desarrollo Humano|date=September 15, 2018|publisher=Economía y Negocios|language=es}}</ref> Chile went from a [[Gross domestic product]] of 100 in 1973 to 515 in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gobierno.udd.cl/files/2016/05/PPT-FPP.pdf|author=Lucas Palacios Covarrubias|title=Pobreza vs Desigualdad|date=April 2016|publisher=[[Universidad del Desarrollo]] - Facultad de Gobierno|language=es}}</ref> However that was put at risk with the leftist insurrection from 2019 and the Boric presidency.  Right-wing [[President of Chile|President]] [[José Antonio Kast]] promises to retake the path to develop the country.

In early September 2022, by a resounding 62-38% landslide margin, Chileans rejected a progressive new constitution proposal and thereby decided to retain [[Chilean Constitution of 1980|the one written under]] [[conservative]] leader [[Augusto Pinochet]] in 1980, which was reformed over 70 times in democracy in more than half of its content.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2022/09/04/1121065756/chile-constitution-referendum</ref><ref>[https://www.uandes.cl/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CPR-Edicio%CC%81n-Histo%CC%81rica.pdf]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220929111026/https://plataformacontexto.cl/contexto_factual/cuanto-queda-de-la-constitucion-de-pinochet/ Cuánto queda de “la Constitución de Pinochet”]</ref> A new proposal from the center-right with globalist elements was rejected on December 2023 with a 56-44% landslide margin.

In early September 2022, by a resounding 62-38% landslide margin, Chileans rejected a progressive new constitution proposal and thereby decided to retain [[Chilean Constitution of 1980|the one written under]] [[conservative]] leader [[Augusto Pinochet]] in 1980, which was reformed over 70 times in democracy in more than half of its content.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2022/09/04/1121065756/chile-constitution-referendum</ref><ref>[https://www.uandes.cl/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CPR-Edicio%CC%81n-Histo%CC%81rica.pdf]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220929111026/https://plataformacontexto.cl/contexto_factual/cuanto-queda-de-la-constitucion-de-pinochet/ Cuánto queda de “la Constitución de Pinochet”]</ref> A new proposal from the center-right with globalist elements was rejected on December 2023 with a 56-44% landslide margin.

There was a previous proposal of a new Constitution that was a draft from the socialist Michelle Bachelet from the last weeks of her administration and both administrations (Piñera and Bachelet) were committed to follow the globalist [[2030 Agenda]] from the United Nations. The [[Constitutional Convention (Chile)|Constitutional Convention]] which redacted the text made a progressive and globalist proposal, the conservative [[Teresa Marinovic]] was elected to the Convention auditing the far-left institution.

There was a previous proposal of a new Constitution that was a draft from the socialist Michelle Bachelet from the last weeks of her administration and both administrations (Piñera and Bachelet) were committed to follow the globalist [[2030 Agenda]] from the United Nations. The [[Constitutional Convention (Chile)|Constitutional Convention]] which redacted the text made a progressive and globalist proposal, the conservative [[Teresa Marinovic]] was elected to the Convention auditing the far-left institution.

In the [[Chile presidential election, 2021|2021 Presidential Election]], the final front-runners were the [[Republican Party (Chile)|Republican]] [[José Antonio Kast]] and the leftist [[Gabriel Boric]]. Kast won the first round with a 27.91% of the votes (1,961,387 votes) and Boric obtained 25.82% (1,814,777 votes). But Kast lost the second round obtaining 44.13% (3,650,088 votes) against 55.87% (4,620,890 votes) from Boric. With this Chile ends an era of free-market oriented policies and the left retakes the government.

In the [[Chile presidential election, 2021|2021 Presidential Election]], the final front-runners were the [[Republican Party (Chile)|Republican]] [[José Antonio Kast]] and the leftist [[Gabriel Boric]]. Kast won the first round with a 27.91% of the votes (1,961,387 votes) and Boric obtained 25.82% (1,814,777 votes). But Kast lost the second round obtaining 44.13% (3,650,088 votes) against 55.87% (4,620,890 votes) from Boric. Boric got electoed at the age of 35, a former student radical "activist," a self-described [[communist]].<ref name=at22nov21>Monica Showalter, [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/stunning_good_news_from_chile__and_not_just_for_them_but_for_us.html Stunning good news from Chile...], American Thinker, November 22, 2021</ref>

On September 4, 2022, the second referendum took place in which the 'Rejection' option won with 61.86% of the votes against 38.14% of the 'Approve' option. The main difference with the first election was that the vote was mandatory in the second one and not the first one, having bigger participation of older generations which tend to vote conservative. After the triumph of the 'Rechazo', Gabriel Boric changed the cabinet of ministers of his government.  

On September 4, 2022, the second referendum took place in which the 'Rejection' option won with 61.86% of the votes against 38.14% of the 'Approve' option. The main difference with the first election was that the vote was mandatory in the second one and not the first one, having bigger participation of older generations which tend to vote conservative. After the triumph of the 'Rechazo', Gabriel Boric changed the cabinet of ministers of his government.  

On June 7, 2024 [[Johannes Kaiser]] founded the [[National Libertarian Party]], a dissident right anti-globalist, paleo-libertarian party.

On June 7, 2024 [[Johannes Kaiser]] founded the [[National Libertarian Party]], a dissident right anti-globalist, paleo-libertarian party.

José Antonio Kast won the presidential election in December 2025 defeating his communist opponent by receiving 58% of votes and ending leftist domination of the country.

José Antonio Kast, a Catholic pro-life conservative who promised to protect Chile against illegal immigration won the presidential election in December 2025 defeating his communist opponent by receiving 58% of votes and ending leftist domination of the country.

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