Some Chilean Congress members embrace weed
In the middle of voting for a bill that will establish random drug testing for members of the lower house of Congress, representatives have spoken...
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‘It is up to liberal democrats to learn the right lessons from the rise of populism’
Competing in the runoff on Sunday, José Antonio Kast and Gabriel Boric offer contrasting government styles. Boric proposes largely social democratic policies, while Kast promises...
Who is Kast, the far-right frontrunner in Chile’s presidential race?
A month before the first round of Chile’s presidential elections, José Antonio Kast has surged in the polls. In a development that runs counter to...
The race is on
Nine candidates – eight men and one woman – will run to succeed Sebastián Piñera in the country’s top job. So far, only three candidates...
Seven Months to Go: Meet the Presidential Candidates, Part 1
SANTIAGO – Chileans go to the polls twice this year. Mayors, governors, and Constitutional Convention candidates will be elected in May, and the country’s next...
The Right Turns Right as the Opposition Remains K.O.
The deadline for registering the lists to compete for the 155 seats to draw up the new Constitution must have left thousands of citizens quite...
Is Lucy Ana Avilés about to be Jose Antonio Kast´s sugar mom?
SANTIAGO—The woman responsible for bringing the firefighting supertanker airplane to Chile two years ago is now becoming an increasing influence on Twitter, providing a platform...