The party system has been delegitimized. 50 % of people in ge to vote. There's no party that could galvanize a majority today. And therefore there is an opening for real popular power. The new emerging pseudo parties like the lista del puevlo, which is kind of this list that aggregated independence to run for the convention are incomplete and shambles.
Dan interviews scholars Aldo Madariaga and Camila Vergara about how Chilean politics have been playing out since the massive popular uprisings that began in October 2019.
Further reading:
jacobinlat.com/2021/06/19/el-neoliberalismo-atenta-contra-la-democracia-2
newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/burying-pinochet
jacobinmag.com/2021/06/rene-rojas-interview-democracy-new-constitution-constituent-assembly-plebiscite-left-chile
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