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Fuel crisis and protests pressure Chile's far-right president Updated November 14, 202611:11 AM ET Originally published November 14, 202611:05 AM ET

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John Bartlett

A masked demonstrator prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail as police use a water cannon to disperse students protesting education policies, rising living costs and reduced sentences for people convicted of sexual offenses against minors in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 5, 2026. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption

Esteban Felix/AP

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's ultraconservative president finds himself on the back foot after just eight months in power.