CIVICUS speaks with Flavia Liberona, executive director of Fundación Terram, about the results of Chile’s presidential election. Fundación Terram is a Chilean civil society organisation that promotes a model of development based on democracy, environmental justice, human rights and transparency.
On 14 December, far-right candidate José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party was elected president in a runoff election with around 58 per cent of the vote, defeating Jeannette Jara. The result means a major change in Chile’s political leadership following four years under a progressive government.
