The Failure of the Constitutional Experts
A draft for Chile’s new Constitution was returned to the Expert Commission, which defined the foundations of the text in the first place. But the...
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Government coalition teams up with the Christian Democratic Party for local elections
Parties from the governing coalition will join lists with the Christian Democratic Party at the municipal and regional elections of 2024. Leaders of the parties...
Chilean humanitarian flight takes off to Israel, one Chilean kidnapped
A flight has brought Chileans who were trapped in Israel, from the war-torn country to Greece. Meanwhile, the family of a Chilean who was kidnapped...
70 percent of professional women’s football clubs in Chile break rules, FIFPRO finds
FIFPro, the global organization defending players’ rights, have fined the large majority of Chilean professional women’s football clubs. The clubs were responsible for health and...
High alert in Chile after increased activity at Villarrica volcano
Families living close to the volcano have been evacuated, schools in nearby Villarica and Pucón have been closed, and local hospital patients have been transferred...
Far-right delirium hits reality
Argentina’s Javier Milei is the new star among Chile’s far right. But his local peers are writing a constitutional draft that’s highly unpopular. Refounding a...
Reading of 1973 congressional declaration met with protest from the left
by Diego Rivera
A recent reading of a 1973 congressional declaration calling President Salvador Allende’s administration unconstitutional was met with strong opposition. Many leftist politicians protested the act...
The power arithmetic behind Chile’s latest cabinet reshuffle
A cabinet change included significant concessions. But the government seems to have succeeded in softening the opposition, at least for now, and it consolidated a...
Deaths, evacuations and classes suspended due to heavy rain in central Chile
In five regions in central and southern Chile, it has been raining for days. Rivers burst their banks, causing authorities to evacuate thousands of residents....
Chile’s increasingly worrisome social attitudes
The latest survey by pollster CEP confirmed that Chilean’s social attitudes have turned upside down. Not too long ago, progressive ideas were popular, but now...