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Chile's new cabinet may face internal differences

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Significance

Boric’s government marks the beginning of a new political cycle, presaging likely party realignments, particularly on the left and in the centre, and the emergence of a new, younger political elite. Expectations are high: a recent poll shows that 53% of respondents believe Chile will do well under Boric; only 12% think it will do badly.

Impacts

  • The absence from the cabinet of the Christian Democrat Party, a key member of the Concertacion, signals this coalition’s final break-up.
  • More casual dress and, for example, Boric’s refusal to wear a tie are visual symbols of a change of political generation.
  • Pent-up demand for early delivery on promised reforms suggests a short honeymoon for the new government.

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