March is a critical month in Chile. It marks the end of the summer holidays and the start of the new year in earnest following Christmas. A calm March is key for Chile’s national economy and a priority for siting governments. But ensuring a return to normality this March looks like a major challenge for the administration led by President Sebastián Piñera. The various groups that have been protesting against inequality since October 2019 have vowed to step up their protest campaigns this month. The challenge for the Piñera administration will be to defuse the protests and minimise their economic impact to stop the crisis from turning into a major economic problem.End of preview - This article contains approximately 952 words.
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