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Can a new, young president unite a divided country?

World Questions is in Chile with a public audience and a panel of politicians and thinkers to debate the future of the country. They address the big issues such as the rewriting of the nation’s constitution, immigration, crime and policing, economic growth, social justice – and the legacy of the Pinochet era.

The panel includes Lorena Fries, member of the governing coalition; Ignacio Briones, former Minister of Finance; Alejandra Matus, author and academic; Jose de Gregorio, Dean of Economics and Business at the University of Chile.

Presenter: Jonny Dymond
Producer: Helen Towner
Sound engineers: Kate Barker and Ian Mitchell

±«Óãtv World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council, which connects the UK and the world through arts, culture, education and the English language.

(Photo: Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font takes a selfie with the audience after a press conference. Credit: Cristobal Basaure Araya/Getty Images)

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50 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Apr 2023 23:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Apr 2023 11:06GMT
  • Sun 9 Apr 2023 02:06GMT
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  • Wed 12 Apr 2023 09:06GMT
  • Wed 12 Apr 2023 23:06GMT