–––Chile / HK
In Chile, the left wins with Gabriel Boric, against the right-wing, ultra-conservative, pro-Pinochet candidate. The first words Boric spoke were in Mapuche, an indigenous language. The coalition brings together many forces involved in the 2019/2020 social and anti-liberal protests against Piñera’s para-fascist government. One of the objectives is abolishing the 1980 constitution imposed by Pinochet during the dictatorship and writing a new bill. On December 19th, the previous day, elections were also held in Hong Kong, the first under the new electoral law: only "patriots", i.e., people close to the Chinese regime and supporting the government, were allowed to run for office. In the preceding months, most opposition parties were charged with attempted subversion and forced to disband. The election registered a turnout of 30,2%, the lowest rate ever. Many activists and opponents who have been participating in the protests of the past few years have either left or are leaving the country.