W Chile's voting work favours populists and the far right

For the first time since 2009, participation in the Chilean presidential election will be mandatory. For deficiency of presence at the urn there will be a punishment of PLN 130 to 400. This solution, adopted above political divisions after the massive 2019 social protests, was intended to strengthen democracy and reconstruct assurance in the institutions. In practice, however, it can aid populists and...