With weeks to go until Chile’s 19 November general election, the final stages of the electoral contest have been overshadowed by renewed focus on the long-running conflict involving the indigenous Mapuche and the response to it by the leftist Nueva Mayoría coalition government led by President Michelle Bachelet. This stems from various factors: mounting health concerns regarding four Mapuche activists, who have been imprisoned since June 2016 under the country’s anti-terrorism legislation and staged a hunger strike for over 100 days; and the authorities’ response to new arson attacks linked to the Mapuche conflict in Southern Chile in recent weeks. End of preview - This article contains approximately 1765 words.
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