Originally published in Spanish by Nueva Sociedad. Translated by Liza Schmidt. What one year ago seemed like it would be a formality…

The Left’s victories on May 15 and 16 showed the strength of the generation that became politicized in the 2011 student protests

Chile’s new generations have become politicized in fragmented protests, marked by cathartic moments of social explosion and the collapse of some pillars that were supposed to be unmovable. The protests sparked by metro fare hikes are the latest chapter exploring the limits of what’s possible.