Sputnik International
By Ekaterina Blinova
January 22, 2022
Gabriel Boric’s victory in Chile has coincided with a string of election wins by left-wing presidential candidates across the continent, notes geopolitical analyst and scholar Juan Martin Gonzalez Cabañas, suggesting that a win by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil could facilitate a deeper regional consolidation.
Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric on 21 January announced his first cabinet, comprising 24 ministers and including Defence Minister Maya Fernandez — a granddaughter of socialist President Salvador Allende, who was overthrown by a military coup in 1973.