Updated on 11/18/2021 11:15 am Chile is the OECD country in which a larger part of its inhabitants consider that government intervention is necessary to reduce inequalities that they perceive as too great, a perception that is in line with the real fracture of resources. In a report on the perception of inequalities, the Organization […]
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Chile was a regional model, but now voters want a change and don’t know which one
Chile has a certain reputation among its neighbors: a stable and serious country in a region of constant political upheaval and economic crisis. However, that identity is now at stake as the country heads to a polarized election on Sunday where the favorites are diametrically opposed. According to the latest polls published up to 15 […]
Piñera, the president who could not recover after the fierce social crisis in Chile
The billionaire businessman Sebastian Piñera dreamed of being president of Chile and he succeeded twice, but his second term collided with an unprecedented social outbreak from which he could not recover and put an end to his ambition to become a benchmark for a modern right. With a fortune valued by Forbes at about US […]
Elections in Chile are key to market reactivation
After a year to forget, the worst seems to have passed for the battered Chilean assets. Citigroup raised the weight recommendation from “underweight” a “neutral”After the Senate last week rejected a proposal for a fourth round of early retirement fund withdrawals and a far-right candidate took the lead in the polls for the November 21 […]
The decline of the traditional parties brings Chile closer to a change of cycle
For the first time in the history of Chilean democracy, none of the favorites in next Sunday’s presidential elections is part of the two traditional coalitions of the center-left and center-right that for more than 30 years shared power. Although there is distrust towards the polls due to their mistakes in the last votes, almost […]
What do the candidates for president of Chile propose to convince Chilean voters that they are the best option?
From implementing a welfare state to maintaining the current neoliberal economic system imposed in Chile 31 years ago and subject to deep criticism from citizens are the main economic proposals of the candidates that are measured this Sunday in the presidential elections of Chile. Chile must decide which economic path to follow in the process […]
Mayor of Arica asks to open the border with Peru in January 2022 and not next December
Updated on 11/17/2021 11:16 am The Chilean health authorities announced that the country will open its land borders as of December 1. However, the mayor of Arica believes that the term should be longer. The mayor of the city of Arica, Gerardo Espíndola, stated that It should grant a period of 45 days to open […]
Boric, the former student leader who seeks to end the Chilean capitalist model
“If Chile was the cradle of the neoliberal, it will also be its grave”, Was one of the most outstanding phrases of the victory speech of Gabriel Boric in the July primaries, which made him the candidate of the coalition between the leftist Frente Amplio and the Communist Party. At just 35 years old, the […]
Chilean opposition does not get votes to remove President Sebastián Piñera
The center-left opposition of Chile he failed in his attempt to obtain the official votes he needed to approve by 2/3 in the Senate a political trial to remove the president Sebastián Piñera. The opposition needed 29 of the 43 votes of the Senate to remove the president, but since it only has 24, it […]
Kast, the conservative onslaught that bothers Chile with its orderly speech
With a calm voice and a tone that seems even conciliatory, the ultra-conservative Chilean candidate José Antonio Kast promises a strong hand against crime, speaks of order, vindicates the dictatorship, promises economic growth and an efficient State. In times of uncertainty, grant certainties. And with that strategy, hoisting the flag of a right “without complex”, […]