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Cadem: Left-wing voters narrowly prefer Bachelet over Boric
Among those who identify with the left, the former president has 47% support, while former president Gabriel Boric has 44%.
Cadem: 41% see Bachelet as the center-left's best presidential candidate
The former president ranks ahead of Gabriel Boric and Tomás Vodanovic as the sector's leader, while Kast's disapproval remains at 64%.
Bachelet's remarks on a third presidential bid divide the opposition
Kast called a possible Bachelet run legitimate, Tohá urged against bringing the debate forward, and Gabriel Boric has said nothing.
Kast no revela por qué su Gobierno no respaldó a Bachelet en la ONUIn Spanish
El Presidente aseguró que le explicó sus razones a la expresidenta en privado y descartó polemizar con ella y con Gabriel Boric.In Spanish
Boric urges the left to persuade those who think differently, and La Moneda responds
Spokesperson Gonzalo Arenas asked the former president to show greater deference toward the Kast government and offer solutions instead of public criticism.
Boric acknowledges the left does not have a majority and calls for dialogue with those who think differently
At the University of Chile Student Federation's 120th anniversary, the former president urged his political camp to set aside internal disputes and persuade those who think differently to regain support.
Boric urges the left to talk to those with different views to regain a majority
At the celebration of the University of Chile Student Federation's 120th anniversary, the former president said his political camp does not have a majority and must persuade those who think differently.
Arenas asks Boric for "more respectful treatment" after his criticism at the University of Chile Student Federation
The presidential palace spokesperson asked the former president to offer his input by speaking with the authorities rather than criticizing as though he were campaigning.
Comptroller’s Office refers Shanghai trip by Boric’s friend at the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications to prosecutors
The Undersecretariat of Telecommunications said the GSMA paid for Raúl Domínguez’s trip to China, but the organizer denied it, and no one has established who funded it.
Arenas asks Boric to offer "solutions rather than criticism" in his debut as spokesperson
The undersecretary of the Ministry General Secretariat of Government defended his support for the president and ruled out a "war of words" at his first press briefing.
Government says it prevented a bigger loss in Fund E and blames the Boric administration
Quiroz, Mas and Rau defended the limits on swaps set in March and backed the sanctions proceedings against the seven pension fund administrators.
Bachelet and Boric lead the opposition as relations with Kast cool
The former presidents brought together parties ranging from the Christian Democrats to the Communist Party in Ñuñoa, and La Moneda responded that the President would not stoop to that level.
Senate approves Macarena Lobos and Juan Esteban Laval as CMF commissioners
Boric’s former minister and the banking association’s general counsel will replace Bernardita Piedrabuena and Augusto Iglesias at the financial regulator.
Congress passes law allowing investigative police to request entry into homes to carry out expulsions
The law increases the reentry ban to five years and seeks to clear around 40 thousand pending expulsion orders, according to authorities.
Frente Amplio rejects reform of National Human Rights Institute and demands government withdraw urgency designation
Gael Yeomans's party called Kast's bill authoritarian, saying it strips the National Human Rights Institute of its power to file criminal complaints and reduces its council and staff.
Pedro Araya's departure from Constitution Committee sparks sharp PPD criticism of Socialist Party
PPD leaders accused the Socialist Party of overriding their autonomy by requesting that Araya be replaced by Vlado Mirosevic.
RN proposes reform to block sentence reductions for rapists and sexual abusers
Ximena Ossandón’s proposal would revoke administrative benefits granted to people convicted of sexual offenses in the preceding six months.
Kast asks private sector for trust and promises an "extraordinary" 2027
With his approval rating below 30%, the President defended his government's pace before farmers and criticized public programs that no one evaluates.
Only 2% of criminal complaints filed by the National Human Rights Institute over the social unrest resulted in convictions
Minister Fernando Rabat spoke of abuse of criminal proceedings and defended the bill that strips the National Human Rights Institute of its power to file criminal complaints.
Senado approves Macarena Lobos and Juan Esteban Laval as CMF commissioners
The former Boric minister and the general counsel of the banking association join the financial regulator with support from the right and opposition from PS senators.