Autor(es): Patricio Navia
Otro(a)s Autore(a)s: Munita-Morgan, R. & Bo Guzmán, C.
Año: 2025
Revista: Journal of Politics in Latin America
Referencia:
Munita-Morgan, R., Navia, P., & Bo Guzmán, C. (2025). Do Sympathisers of Far-Right Parties Support Military Governments and Hold Authoritarian Values? The Case of Chile’s Republicanos Party. Journal of Politics in Latin America, 17(3), 333-357.
Rightwing parties in many Latin American countries were historically linked to military dictatorships. Recent studies on the far-right in Latin America underline support for iron-fist policies as a key factor. We assess if identification with the Republicanos Party (PRC) in Chile is associated with support for iron-fist policies, and with authoritarian values. We use a national poll from 2022 to test four hypotheses. There is a positive association between preference for a military government (iron-fist policies) and a negative association between preference for an authoritarian government and identification with the PRC. Unlike other rightwing parties that have distanced themselves from the legacy of the dictatorship, the PRC’s positive view of that regime might lead its sympathisers to associate support for iron-fist policies with a military government. In turn, as the PRC is strongly against leftwing governments elsewhere in Latin America, its sympathisers are more likely to oppose authoritarian regimes.
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