Gabriel Boric

COMMENTARY Will the welcome rebuke leftist Chilean President Gabriel Boric handed Latin America's older leftists help push their movement into the 21st century?

Two years ago, Chileans called — loudly — for a new, more progressive charter. But on Sunday they punted it — and issued Latin America's radical left a warning, too.

COMMENTARY Even if Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidential race, Chile is a reminder that his leftist hubris could derail him — and his country's peace plan.

Latin America's most prosperous country was long considered one of its most conservative. But is Chile now becoming one of the region's most progressive?

In 2021, leftists won presidencies in every Latin American election but one, including Peru and Chile. In 2022, they could take Brazil and Colombia too. Why?