The Americas 🇨🇱 The Republic of Chile Megathread

[49ersfootball]

Good Morning Sietch family. Here's a discussion megathread on the South American country: Chile.

Have fun!

 

[49ersfootball]

@Husky_Khan @stevep @TheRomanSlayer @Cherico @Simon Darkshade @Julio92 @Airedale260

Folks. Who wins the Runoff election for the Presidency between Jose Antonio Kast & Gabriel Boric ?
A.) Kast

B.) Boric

 

[Yinko]

Boric seems to control Santiago, so he's my guess, but they're so tight that it's really a toss-up.

 

[49ersfootball]

Boric seems to control Santiago, so he's my guess, but they're so tight that it's really a toss-up.

Big question is whether Kast pulls it off ?

 

[49ersfootball]

Good afternoon Sietch family. Here's the links to the live results:

SERVEL

DecideChile - Voto a Voto

 

[49ersfootball]

Here's the link from Our Campaigns.com:


Our Campaigns - Chile President - Runoff Race - Dec 19, 2021

 

[49ersfootball]

Congratulations to President-elect Gabriel Boric on his impressive victory last night.

 

[49ersfootball]

@Bear Ribs @Yinko @Cherico Sounds like many foreign investors are freaking out about Boric's policies which critics fear will turn Chile into another Venezuela.

Any thoughts ?

 

[gral]

Not one of those but I'll give my opinion anyway.

The back-to-back victories of the new Chilean constitution(which has in it everything the left was campaigning for) and Boric's victory mean that Chile has a big chance of becoming at least as bad as Argentina is right now.

 

[Bear Ribs]

@Bear Ribs @Yinko @Cherico Sounds like many foreign investors are freaking out about Boric's policies which critics fear will turn Chile into another Venezuela.

Any thoughts ?

I think it's not good, but it takes effort to manage to do as poorly as Venezuela and I don't think it will get that bad.

 

[49ersfootball]

I think it's not good, but it takes effort to manage to do as poorly as Venezuela and I don't think it will get that bad.

Let's not forget about Boric aligned with communists.

The fact the National Congress might gut the current Constitution scares the shit out of me.

 

[49ersfootball]

Not one of those but I'll give my opinion anyway.

The back-to-back victories of the new Chilean constitution(which has in it everything the left was campaigning for) and Boric's victory mean that Chile has a big chance of becoming at least as bad as Argentina is right now.

Something tells me Boric will extend his stay at La Moneda Palace after March 11th, 2026.

 

[gral]

Something tells me Boric will extend his stay at La Moneda Palace after March 11th, 2026.

That is a possibility(a strong one); if he doesn't, the following leftist government will certainly do it.

 

[49ersfootball]

That is a possibility(a strong one); if he doesn't, the following leftist government will certainly do it.

Gotta think the Conservatives win back the Presidency in 2025 (if Boric doesn't go full Chavez by then).

 

[gral]

Gotta think the Conservatives win back the Presidency in 2025 (if Boric doesn't go full Chavez by then).

I'm guessing they are already thinking of ways to block a conservative win in the next election.

 

[49ersfootball]

I'm guessing they are already thinking of ways to block a conservative win in the next election.

You're referring to Boric & the leftists plotting ahead of time during the transition 🤔

 

[gral]

You're referring to Boric & the leftists plotting ahead of time during the transition 🤔

Yes, at least in a low-level, preliminary way. When the Workers' Party won the Brazilian Presidency in 2002, the main ideologue/planner of the party said their 'project' was to keep it for 'at least 16 years', and the only reason why they didn't accomplish that was Dilma Rouseff got impeached in the middle of the 13th year. It would be very strange if they(or any political party, really) aren't thinking in similar terms.

 

[49ersfootball]

Yes, at least in a low-level, preliminary way. When the Workers' Party won the Brazilian Presidency in 2002, the main ideologue/planner of the party said their 'project' was to keep it for 'at least 16 years', and the only reason why they didn't accomplish that was Dilma Rouseff got impeached in the middle of the 13th year. It would be very strange if they(or any political party, really) aren't thinking in similar terms.

But the Chilean President is restricted to 1 4-year term in the Constitution.

Bachelet & Pinera won 2nd non-consecutive terms in 2013 & 2017 respectively.

 

[Cherico]

my prediction is after this all ends in tears and chile has to rebuild its everything Pinochet will be seen with a lot more respect and reverance.

 

[gral]

But the Chilean President is restricted to 1 4-year term in the Constitution.

2 answers to that:

1) Constitutions can be amended - and in fact, the Chileans are creating a new constitution to replace the current one. I don't know what this new constitution says regarding term limits;

2)I didn't say anything about Boric getting another term(although it wouldn't surprise me), just about his party(and party coalition) keeping itself on power.