General Augusto Pinochet, head of the Chilean military junta, in September 1973, shortly after his coup that killed president Allende. Jara requires a big upset to prevent the far-right from returning to power for the first time since Pinochet stepped down in 1990. After the briefest of honeymoons following his inauguration in March 2022, Boric’s approval rating has struggled to break 30 per cent right throughout his term. “People are frustrated and looking for something outside the traditional left and right. But at this point we are still at the phase of the potential of the extreme right.

Source: The Irish Times December 13, 2025 04:31 UTC