FT saying what the other foreign media don't

…Since June, Boric’s coalition has also been rocked by a corruption scandal. Regional officials are accused of awarding millions of dollars in government contracts to politically friendly non-government organisations without relevant expertise. One case includes a former influencer accused of spending taxpayer cash on repeated purchases of lingerie…

…“Chileans were upset because the elite was keeping them out of the promised land,” he added. “Boric said, ‘I’m going to build you a new bridge to a different promised land.’ But they didn’t want that. They just wanted access to the old one.”…

Except they did want that when Boric promised them “manna from heaven” before the elections. Fools.

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