Chile's wealth comes from, chiefly its mineral wealth. How is that being received? I think that this is the big question for governments there and around the world over the next four or five years. There was a lot of sensationalist rhetoric around bowich, particularly, i his proximity to the communist party. He wants to radress kind of all of thes social ills that chili has suffered over such a long period of time by essentially raising taxes and increasing social spending.
The 35-year-old president-elect in Chile loves tattoos, Taylor Swift, and progressive policies. Gabriel Boric will now try to overhaul the government as Chile rewrites its constitution.
Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette and Noel King, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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