One Million Chileans Jam Capital In Protest Against Government / Chile's congress evacuated as inequality protests paralyse Santiago
At least 19 people
have died in the turmoil that has swept the South American nation. The unrest
began as a protest over a 4-cent increase in subway fares and soon morphed into
a larger movement over growing inequality in one of Latin America’s wealthiest
countries. The lack of leaders
and a list of clear demands in the protest movement show the shortcomings of
Chile’s unpopular, discredited political parties, said Marta Lagos, head of
Latinobarometro, a nonprofit survey group in Chile. “There is a failure of
the system of political parties in its ability to represent society,” Lagos
said.
SANTIAGO - Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched peacefully in Chile’s capital Friday, intensifying pressure on a government struggling to contain deadly unrest over economic hardship. The huge throng surged toward a central plaza as participants blew whistles, banged pots and pans and carried Chilean flags and posters demanding change. The diverse crowd included students, workers, parents and their children.
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“All of Chile is marching here,” Santiago Mayor Karla Rubilar said, adding that there was hope as well as sadness among the demonstrators. The official crowd estimate was 1 million, the mayor said. “After what we saw in the streets of Santiago today, it’s hard to imagine a way forward that does not involve” the resignation of President Sebastián Piñera and new elections, said Jenny Pribble, associate professor of political science at the University of Richmond in the United States.
“All of Chile is marching here,” Santiago Mayor Karla Rubilar said, adding that there was hope as well as sadness among the demonstrators. The official crowd estimate was 1 million, the mayor said. “After what we saw in the streets of Santiago today, it’s hard to imagine a way forward that does not involve” the resignation of President Sebastián Piñera and new elections, said Jenny Pribble, associate professor of political science at the University of Richmond in the United States.
Piñera acknowledged
the huge turnout of Chileans, saying they marched peacefully to deliver a call
for a fairer and more supportive country. “We’ve all heard the
message. We’ve all changed,” he tweeted Friday night....
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