The president of Chile, Gabriel Boricassured this Sunday that the plebiscite on the new Constitution proposal “strengthens” the democracy and said that, “regardless of which option wins,” Your Government will focus on the “people’s priorities”. “Beyond any outcome, it strengthens our democracy. Chile has shown a strength that we do not have to take for […]
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Chile Plebiscite: Bachelet votes against and Piñera criticizes the Government
The former presidents of Chili They cast their vote this Sunday in the plebiscite to replace the current Constitutionwritten during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and partially reformed into democracy, with diverse opinions on whether to approve or reject a proposal sponsored by the right and the extreme right. One of the earliest risers was […]
Chileans choose between Pinochet’s Constitution or an even more conservative one
More than 15 million chileans They began voting this Sunday to ratify or not a new constitutional proposal to replace the Magna Carta in force since the dictatorship and after rejecting in 2022 a first radically opposed and progressive initiative. The new text, written by a majority of constituents from the right and extreme right, […]
Why have young Chileans lost interest in a new Constitution?
Four years ago the Chilean youth They led a social outbreak that resonated throughout Latin America and led to the process to remove a symbol of the past: the Constitution of the Pinochet dictatorship. However, along the tortuous path they lost interest and prominence. This Sunday, Chileans will vote in a plebiscite on the second […]
Fitch dismisses impact of Chile’s constitutional plebiscite, maintains rating
Fitch Ratings Inc. reaffirmed its credit rating A- for Chilidismissing concerns that this weekend’s plebiscite on a new Constitution will lead to changes in the economic model. The firm also kept its outlook stable in the rating, four days before voters go to the polls to decide the fate of a second attempt to rewrite […]
BlackRock-backed Chile solar boom will trigger higher costs
The most recent peculiarity in the rise of renewable energies in Chili comes from the proliferation of small solar plants that, according to the industry, are harming large producers and increasing electricity bills. Companies backed by financial giants like BlackRock Inc. and TPG Inc. They have stuck to a model that offers stable prices for […]
Chile: Boric announces expulsion of irregular immigrants in the face of more crime
Chili will expel irregular immigrants who have not contributed their data to a voluntary biometric registration plan, the president announced on Thursday Gabriel Boricby toughening its discourse against irregular migration. “Those who are irregular in Chile, we are going to throw them out”said Boric, in a ceremony in which he presented a plan to strengthen […]
Congo would have displaced Peru as the second global copper producer, says Codelco
The president of the board of directors of the state copper company Codelco, Máximo Pacheco, assured that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will replace Peru as the second world supplier of copper in 2023, while Chile remains in first place. According to information collected by Reuters, the Chilean Codelco highlighted the rapid progress […]
More than 2 million foreign tourists visited Peru so far this year
Between January and October of this year, around 2 million international tourists visited our country, which represents a growth of 26.6% compared to 2022; However, this figure is still 44.7% below what was recorded before the pandemic, as revealed by the ComexPerú statistical bulletin. Place of origin of travelers. Source: ComexPerú In the period of […]
Chile criticizes Venezuela for not authorizing flights with expelled migrants
The Chilean Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, confirmed this Thursday that a plane with 60 Venezuelan migrants expelled from Chili couldn’t take off because Venezuela “I do not authorize” the departure of the flight and the landing in its territory. “The Government of Chile has made extensive and diverse efforts to allow the expulsion […]