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Jeannette Jara campaign event in Arica, Chile Chile heads to the first round of presidential elections

Among the candidates most likely to win the first round is leftist Jeannette Jara, though she is closely followed by three candidates from the right and far right with considerable popular support.

A communist wins the left primary in Chile and prepares to battle the right in the presidential election in November Una comunista gana las elecciones primarias en Chile y se prepara para batallar contra la derecha en las elecciones presidenciales de noviembre

Los ataques de Israel contra Irán, respaldados por Estados Unidos y la UE, violan el derecho internacional y buscan mantener el dominio regional socavando la soberanía de Irán, a pesar del cumplimiento por parte de este país de los acuerdos nucleares.

Jara wins left-wing primary, surges to second in polls Jeannette Jara wins left-wing primary in Chile, surges to second in polls

The communist militant was elected presidential candidate of the Chilean left-wing coalition. According to the latest polls, she is currently in second place.

Pinochet-apologist and neoliberal pundit: the legacy of Sebastián Piñera

The ex-president was infamous for unleashing a brutal state crackdown on demonstrators during widespread uprisings across Chile in 2019.

Remembering Allende and his Project Cybersyn

During Salvador Allende’s brief term in power, a revolutionary project sought to use technology, specifically information from factories for real-time planning and interventions in the economy. What does this tell us about knowledge and the struggle over the infrastructure that produces it?

Allende lives

A series of activities have been organized over the past week in honor of the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état against then Chilean President Salvador Allende

Boric and former Chilean presidents sign commitment for democracy on 50th anniversary of coup

The leaders committed to always take care of and defend democracy, face the challenges of democracy, defend and promote human rights, and strengthen spaces for collaboration among states

Dilemmas of Humanity conference concludes in Santiago

Peoples Dispatch was on the ground to bring you everything you need to know about the Dilemmas of Humanity Conference in Santiago

Chileans reject new constitution in plebiscite, President Boric promises new constitutional process

Political and social leaders across the political spectrum have called for a new constitutional convention to be convened, pointing out that the text of the proposed constitution was rejected, not the desire to have a new constitution

The Chilean Plebiscite- What lies ahead?

The new draft constitution is said to be one of the most progressive constitutions in the world, and addresses the country’s stark social inequalities.

Chile heads towards historic plebiscite on new constitution

This Sunday, over 15 million Chileans will have the opportunity to replace the country’s constitution inherited from the era of dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet