Quezada doesn’t see much hope of things changing as a result of Chile’s presidential elections Sunday. Chile abandoned compulsory voting for registered voters in 2012. But it is unclear whether those voters will turn out en masse to vote for a man seen as a cautious reformer. Adding to voters’ concerns, economic growth has been sluggish in recent years because of a drop in prices for copper, a major export. Economist Marco Kremerman, who works at the Sol Foundation, a left-leaning think tank, said Chile has a serious wage problem.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2017 11:00 UTC