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Kast rules out official event marking October 18 as governing parties prepare joint statement
La Moneda will not commemorate the seventh anniversary of the social unrest, while Johannes Kaiser's libertarians criticize the government's omission.

PNL proposes cuts to the 2027 Budget in meeting with Kast at Cerro Castillo
Johannes Kaiser's libertarians called for spending cuts in culture, the INDH and exonerados, and warned that their support for the Government comes with conditions.
Kast resumes meetings with the PNL at Cerro Castillo after weeks of distance
Los libertarios de Johannes Kaiser vuelven a sentarse con el Mandatario tras restarse de la cita por el Presupuesto 2027 y congelar la coordinación con Segpres.In Spanish
RN exige disculpas a coordinador libertario que llamó "traidor" a PiñeraIn Spanish
La bancada de Diego Schalper amenaza con suspender toda coordinación con el partido de Johannes Kaiser si Gabriel Domínguez no se retracta.In Spanish
Kaiser presses Kast to have his ministers unblock the Dominga project
The PNL demands that the government review the environmental rejection of Dominga, a US$3,000 million investment in La Higuera, amid rising regional unemployment.

Republican deputies join Kaiser at event where he challenged Kast over pardons
The presence of Cristián Araya and Enrique Bassaletti alongside the libertarian leader upset UDI, RN and Evópoli, partners in the governing coalition.

Former captain Maturana spoke at a public event after being granted parole
The former officer, convicted in the case that left Fabiola Campillai blind, will be released on parole on December 2.

Criteria: Kast's approval rises to 28% and disapproval falls to 60%
The Agenda Criteria poll also measured unprompted presidential preferences, the social unrest and the TAG toll reduction on Autopista Central.

Criteria: 59% believe the social uprising was negative for Chile
Seven years after October 18, positive views of the uprising have risen for the first time since 2020, reaching 41%, according to the Criteria poll.
Governing coalition's 18-O statement sparks friction between the UDI and Kaiser's PNL
The Partido Nacional Libertario did not sign the governing coalition's letter on the social uprising, and the opposition questioned both its content and its timing.
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.

Ruling coalition rules out Kast pardons this weekend for uniformed personnel involved in October 18 events
Squella and Ramírez call for waiting for the right moment, while Kaiser and Deputy Diego Vergara demand that the campaign promise be fulfilled now.

Argentine priest criticized over talks on homosexuality to speak at Expofamily
Javier Olivera Ravasi, removed from pastoral duties in Argentina, will speak about Christian education at an event promoted by Kaiser and Kast Adriasola.
Republicans call for stronger security seven years after the social uprising
Republican Party deputies accuse the left of downplaying the violence of 2019, while the governing coalition signed a declaration for peace.
Kaiser accuses Kast of dodging October 18 as Republicans call for an official ceremony
Libertarians and Republicans are pressing the presidential palace to take a stance on the 2019 social uprising, three days before its anniversary.

Libertarians criticize La Moneda for not commemorating October 18
Senator Vanessa Kaiser demanded clear signals from Kast's government, while other governing parties organize their own activities.
Kast calls for October 18 events to "never happen again" and avoids discussing pardons
The president will hold no official event to mark the anniversary of the social uprising and remained silent amid pressure from libertarians and Republicans.

PNL calls for investing up to US$300 million in crews to combat forest fires
The libertarians propose hiring thousands of workers through April 2027 to clear high-risk areas and requiring technical qualifications at Senapred.

Jiles criticizes Kaiser and Olivares for their remarks about Bachelet
The PDG lawmaker called the criticism of the former president "rotería" (crass, classless behavior) and urged a cordon sanitaire against violence toward women.
Bachelet and a third presidential bid: the timeline according to La Tercera
A La Tercera column reconstructs how defeat in the race for the UN left the door open to another bid by Bachelet for La Moneda.
