SANTIAGO, Chile— Critics of Chile’s free-market democratic model had a feast in recent days with images of massive student strikes and a two-day general strike that made headlines across the world. But their glee may be premature, and short-lived.
Chile is not Libya, nor Egypt, nor Greece. Judging from what I saw in recent days in this country, and from what I heard in interviews with people ranging from Communist Party student leader Camilla Vallejo to right-of-centre President Sebastian Piñera, Chile remains one of Latin America’s biggest success stories, and will most likely continue to be.
Granted, Chile’s political system has been shaken like few times before, and the country has to urgently address its
