The Chilean President Sebastian Piñera promulgated on Thursday the law of equality marriage passed this week by Congress, a big step in a conservative country that took decades to enact resisted rules such as divorce and abortion in some cases. The promulgation took place in one of the courtyards of the government palace in which […]
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Elections in Chile: leftist candidate Boric promises fiscal prudence
Chile’s left-wing presidential candidate Gabriel Boric has promised fiscal prudence in an attempt to win over moderate voters who will be key in the country’s second round on December 19. Efficient public spending represents one of the main points of an addendum to plans that will be unveiled, Boric said at a campaign event on […]
Elections in Chile: father’s Nazi past harasses presidential candidate Kast
The German father of the favorite presidential candidate to win the Chilean elections José Antonio Kast was a member of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party, according to a recently discovered document obtained by The Associated Press. The revelations appear to contradict the far-right candidate’s statements about his father’s military service during World War II. German officials […]
Conservative candidate in Chile changes tune on environment and women
Chile’s conservative presidential candidate José Antonio Kast, criticized above all for his stance on women’s and environmental issues, is changing his tone to appeal to the moderate electorate ahead of the December 19 runoff. Kast pledged to step up the fight against global warming, highlighting a decade-long drought as one of the main challenges facing […]
Paris School of Economics says Chile adds 120 years of extreme inequality
Chile has 120 years of extreme inequality and is one of the countries with the most socioeconomic differences in Latin America, warned a report released by the Paris School of Economics. The study, led by the World Inequality Lab -dependent on the academic institution-, pointed out that half of the population with fewer resources accumulates […]
Chilean Congress approves same-sex marriage
The Chilean Congress historically approved a bill that allows people of the same sex to marry, one of the great wishes of the country’s LGTBI community and an initiative that began to be reviewed more than four years ago. The proposal was reviewed in the Lower House during the afternoon, where it was approved by […]
Chile begins vaccination for minors between three and five years of age
Chilean health authorities announced this Monday the start of vaccination for children between three and five years old against COVID-19, a measure that will benefit more than 700,000 minors throughout the country. “This vaccine, in addition to protecting children, also protects their parents, their mothers and their families, and allows children to play with greater […]
Chilean Chamber of Deputies rejects a fourth pension withdrawal
The Chilean Chamber of Deputies rejected the controversial bill that sought to authorize people to make a fourth early withdrawal of 10% of their pension funds, as the necessary quorum of votes was not achieved for the measure to go ahead. The approval of the project, resisted by the government, required a three-fifths majority, which […]
Chile’s Lower House rejects decriminalizing abortion and shelves the project
The Chilean Chamber of Deputies rejected on Tuesday a bill that sought to decriminalize abortion until the 14th week of gestation, an initiative that will be shelved, thus removing one of the main wishes of the feminist collective in the country. After a heated debate and an even vote, the deputies determined by 65 votes […]
Chile: Gabriel Boric, candidate of the left is favorite in the polls for the second round
Updated on 11/28/2021 01:53 pm The left-wing deputy and candidate, Gabriel Boric, is the favorite to beat the far-right lawyer José Antonio Kast in the second round of the presidential election in Chile on December 19, according to polls released this Sunday. Kast, 55, a representative of the far-right Republican Party, won a close first […]