UPDATE 3-Chile's Pinera vows 'new social contract' amid massive marches against inequality

UPDATE 3-Chile's Pinera vows 'new social contract' amid massive marches against inequality

UPDATE 3-Chile's Pinera vows 'new social contract' amid massive marches against inequalityChilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Monday evening he would meet opposition leaders to forge a “new social contract” to alleviate inequality as thousands of Chileans defied a military curfew in protest marches around the capital. Pinera struck a conciliatory tone in a national address from the Moneda Palace in Santiago after declaring on Sunday from the city’s military barracks that the country was “at war” against vandals, a statement that sparked outrage in some quarters. Thousands of Chileans poured into Santiago’s central squares on Monday to protest high living costs after a weekend of looting, arson and clashes with security forces killed 11 people.