The first televised presidential debate took place ahead of the 19 November general elections for which Sebastián Piñera, former president (2010-2014) and candidate for the right-of-centre opposition coalition Chile Vamos, remains the frontrunner. While economic and social issues were up for debate, the long-running indigenous Mapuche conflict also attracted attention. This owed to mounting health concerns regarding four Mapuche activists who, imprisoned since June 2016 under the country’s draconian anti-terrorism law, had been on hunger strike for over 100 days, which has since forced the left-of-centre Nueva Mayoría government to change tack.End of preview - This article contains approximately 680 words.
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