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Paulina Núñez does not rule out running for president: "The best campaign is the work"
The Senate president, a member of RN, said reaching La Moneda requires experience and that she is currently focused on employment and security.
Paulina Núñez calls on government for an employment bonus and more spending to tackle unemployment
The RN senator said the Chile Despega plan is not enough with unemployment at 9.6% and called for concrete responses this week.
Government did not submit amendments to bill regulating online betting
An internal dispute within the executive branch stalled the amendments, while Paulina Núñez proposed banning the platforms with prison sentences of up to 15 years.
Mesa del Senado rejects Ambassador Judd's remarks on the Strait of Magellan
Paulina Núñez and Iván Moreira said Chile does not need outside authorization to defend its southern territory.
García Ruminot reconoce revés por reforma migratoria: "Confiamos en la palabra"In Spanish
El ministro Segpres acusó a diputados de oposición de faltar a su compromiso de voto y descartó un cambio de gabinete pedido por Paulina Núñez.In Spanish
Núñez and UDI distance themselves from defense of Araya in the Senate
RN and Republicans threaten to break the Senate’s administrative pact, but the Senate president and UDI do not support that strategy.
PS removes Pedro Araya from the Constitution Committee, straining the Senate pact
The removal of the PPD senator, who negotiated the security reform with the Government, triggered a crisis with the PS and threatens the Senate's future leadership board.
Government seeks to revive bill extending migrant detention in the Senate
The reform failed in the Chamber of Deputies by one vote, and its progress now depends on Vlado Mirosevic, the new chair of the Senate Constitution Committee.
Quiroz warns AFP directors could be held liable with their personal assets
The Superintendency of Pensions is investigating whether AFPs breached their duties of loyalty and diligence after Fund E fell 10.4% between January and September.
Senate to call special session over AFP Fund E losses
Government and opposition lawmakers sought explanations for the 10.4% decline in the most conservative fund, linked to pension fund managers’ derivatives contracts.
Dollar near $1,000 and fuel subsidy worry Finance Ministry
Minister Jorge Quiroz faces pressure from his own political camp to spend more, while unemployment reaches 9.6% and mining drags down the economy.
Kast directed the response to the Las Condes mudslide from La Moneda
El Mostrador's +Política newsletter questions the government's political leadership and highlights Bachelet's call to postpone candidacies.
Government wins opposition votes in the Senate for its security agenda
Senators from the PPD and the Christian Democratic Party, along with an independent, support a reform to combat organized crime, while the opposition acknowledges a lack of unity.
Kast resists allies’ pressure for a major cabinet reshuffle
The ruling parties consider La Moneda’s political model exhausted, but the President plans substantial changes only in 2027.
Climate emergency reignites debate over lack of spokesperson in Kast government
Analysts across the political spectrum agree that the executive branch needs to separate the spokesperson role from the Ministry of the Interior to handle crises.
Núñez says Chile Despega is not enough and calls for expanded employment subsidies
The Senate president called on the executive branch to spend more to address unemployment of 9.6% and criticized the cut to the Yo Elijo Mi PC program.
Communist Party proposes emergency family income benefit for nearly a million unemployed people
Lautaro Carmona called for direct state aid for unemployed people and the resumption of public works amid what he described as economic stagnation.
Juan Aliste Vega’s death reopens debate over pardons in the governing coalition
Republican deputies call for humanitarian pardons for terminally ill prisoners, while Chile Vamos has yet to adopt an official position on the issue.
Camila Vallejo accuses Kast's government of being "extremely classist"
Boric's former spokesperson questioned cuts affecting Yo Elijo Mi PC and the Ricardo Soto Law, and accused the administration of blaming the previous government.
Camila Vallejo says veto of Bachelet's UN bid brought her back into the debate
The former government spokesperson criticized Kast for not supporting Bachelet's UN bid and said a possible third presidential run would be decided later.
