Editing Radical centrism (section)

=== Chile ===
In 2017, ''The Economist'' described Chile's [[Andrés Velasco]] as a rising radical-centrist politician.<ref name=Bello>"Bello" column (7 September 2017). "[https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21728670-rebuilding-radical-centre-appeal-macronismo-latin-america The Appeal of Macronismo in Latin America: Rebuilding the Radical Centre]". ''The Economist'', vol. 424, no. 9057, p.&nbsp;34 (U.S. edition). Print edition uses the sub-title only. Author of the "Bello" column was identified in the online masthead as journalist [[Michael Reid (journalist)|Michael Reid]].</ref> A former finance minister in [[Michelle Bachelet]]'s first government, he later unsuccessfully ran against her for the presidential nomination and then helped establish a new political party.<ref name=Bello /> According to ''The Economist'', Velasco and his colleagues say they support a political philosophy that is both liberal and egalitarian.<ref name=Bello /> Like [[Amartya Sen]], they see freedom not just as freedom-from, but as the absence of domination and the opportunity to fulfill one's potential.<ref name=Bello /> Like [[John Rawls]], they reject the far left's emphasis on state redistribution in favor of an emphasis on equal treatment for all with special vigilance against class- and race-based discrimination.<ref name=Bello/>