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Squella attacks Hernán Larraín as presidential office intervenes to contain crisis with UDI
A tweet by the Republican Party president about Colonia Dignidad angered UDI and forced Kast and his ministers to call governing coalition leaders.
Gonzalo Arenas becomes government spokesperson with connections across party lines
The new spokesperson, a former deputy for La Araucanía, has known Kast since 1994 and supported him in his 2008 bid to lead the UDI.

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.

UDI deputy calls for Poduje's departure as government considers Milei case closed
Mario Olavarría (UDI) called it "unacceptable" for a presidential reprimand to resolve the episode, while the Ministry of the Interior moves on.

UDI deputies launch campaign to keep Congress in Valparaíso
Santelices, Teao and Bobadilla accuse lawmakers of centralism after a Joint Committee endorsed legislative sessions at the former Congress building in Santiago.
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.
UDI president blames Boric government for sentence reduction crisis
Guillermo Ramírez defended Minister Rabat, announced a bill and revealed that Squella had apologized to Hernán Larraín.

Ramírez (UDI) defends Rabat and accuses Boric government of breaking the law
The head of the gremialista party said the ministro de Justicia (Justice Minister) should not resign and that the way out is a bill that Congress would pass quickly.

Gonzalo Arenas, former UDI deputy, is Kast's pick to become La Moneda spokesperson
The lawyer and historian specializing in Diego Portales would take over at the General Secretariat of Government to bring order to communications that the ruling coalition has criticized for months.

UDI deputies formally ask Prosecutor's Office to investigate Raúl Domínguez for bribery
Flor Weisse and Omar Sabat want to know whether the Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a case over the former official's trip to Shanghai and do not rule out summoning Boric.

Alvarado urges governing coalition to tone it down after Squella's attack on Larraín
The biminister called for an end to friendly fire after the Republican leader invoked Paul Schäfer to criticize former UDI minister Hernán Larraín.
UDI president blames Boric government for sentence reductions for 56 convicted offenders
Guillermo Ramírez defended Minister Fernando Rabat and called for changing the law to prevent sentence reductions for child abusers.

UDI defends Rabat over sentence reductions for 56 people convicted of child abuse
Guillermo Ramírez said the justice minister followed the law and blamed Boric's government, while the opposition considers bringing a constitutional accusation against him.

Ramírez accuses Squella of making slanderous remarks against Hernán Larraín
The president of the UDI joined Evópoli in rebuking the Republican leader and warned that the infighting weakens the government in Congress.

Finance Ministry would remove Fraud Law amendment from MK4, according to UDI
UDI deputies say the government will retain the requirement of "gross negligence" for banks to refuse to refund money lost to fraud.
Deputy Macarena Santelices quits the Partido Republicano and may return to the UDI
La exministra de la Mujer dejó el partido de Kast por diferencias sobre un posible indulto humanitario al exlautarista Juan Aliste Vega.In Spanish
UDI deputies call for intercity highways to be included in toll cuts
Four UDI lawmakers from the regions say toll renegotiations focus only on Santiago's urban highways.
UDI pide a Kast sumar la Agenda Mártires de Chile al Presupuesto 2027In Spanish
La bancada gremialista propone 16 medidas para familias de policías caídos y asegura que su costo fiscal es mínimo, aunque no entrega una cifra.In Spanish
Chile Vamos se suma a la oposición para reponer Yo elijo mi PC en el Presupuesto 2027In Spanish
Diputados RN y UDI, un dirigente juvenil gremialista y la oposición piden al gobierno de Kast reponer los computadores para estudiantes vulnerables.In Spanish
Dirigente juvenil UDI pide a Kast mantener el programa Yo elijo mi PCIn Spanish
El estudiante Martín Herrera propone focalizar los computadores en los alumnos más vulnerables en vez de eliminar el beneficio en el Presupuesto 2027.In Spanish