Chile’s President Gabriel Boric faces a deeply polarized country, rising crime and a divisive upcoming vote on a new constitution
. But his life is like a dream while attending the Pan American Games in his country’s capital. Boric drew loud applause at the National Stadium on Oct. 20 when he opened the 41-nation games, which have given him with both a respite from politics and an easy way to generate positive publicity amid his deeply faltering popularity. He looked glad to be filmed as he punched the air during a Chile vs.
Many allies and supporters of the current administration wanted a document that would reflect a clean break with the one inherited from the authoritarian regime of Gen. Augusto Pinochet . They sought protections for women and abortion rights, among other things, which were not included in the draft. The new charter will be put to a vote after Chileans rejected the first one in 2022 by 62%. That document was too much to the left for many voters, and its defeat was a personal loss for Boric.
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