Every time an opinion poll suggests that Chile’s former president Sebastián Piñera (2010-2014) should coast home in November’s presidential elections, and there have been a few, he appears to stumble. Less than two weeks before Chile stages primary elections on 2 July, Piñera has once again waded into controversy after being censured, especially by the Left and on social media, for a sexist joke in poor taste, and savaged by his main political rival within the right-wing coalition Chile Vamos for orchestrating “a setup” to discredit him.
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