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Paulina Núñez quietly prepares a presidential bid for 2029
The RN senator for Antofagasta is studying English, pursuing a doctorate and has already spoken with Andrea Balladares about her interest in reaching La Moneda.
Paulina Núñez backs creating a Fund F after AFP pension funds' Fund E declines
The senator backed Minister Quiroz's proposal and called for AFP executives and the former regulator to be held accountable if their responsibility is established.
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.
Araya's departure from Constitution Committee casts doubt on PS's turn to lead Senate
The governing coalition is divided between honoring the pact with the PS and forming a new majority without the left to lead the Senate from 2027.
More than 70 deputies oppose holding sessions in Santiago as Núñez seeks to unblock the proposal
The Senate president will have lunch on November 3 with the 14 PDG deputies, who are leading the opposition to holding sessions in the former Congress building.
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.
Rabat gains support in PDG amid threat of constitutional impeachment
The opposition has 65 deputies and needs Parisi’s caucus to impeach the minister, but at least six of its 14 lawmakers have ruled it out.
Pensions Superintendency opens sanction proceedings against all seven pension fund managers
The regulator is investigating whether the managers breached their duties of loyalty and diligence by investing in swaps that resulted in losses.
La Moneda backs Rabat as opposition weighs constitutional impeachment
The Ministry of Justice froze the pending sentence reduction decrees, but those already finalized remain in force, and the opposition will decide on Wednesday the 28th whether to impeach the minister.
Ruling coalition splits over revoking decrees or changing the law on sentence reductions
RN proposes annulling the recent benefits through a constitutional amendment, while the UDI asks the government to study whether it can revoke the decrees.
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 considers bill to exclude child abusers from sentence reductions
The government warns that any legal change must respect the non-retroactivity of criminal law to avoid being struck down by the Constitutional Court.
Pedro Araya’s removal from committee sparks crisis in Democratic Socialism
The presidential palace sees the PPD senator’s removal as an opportunity to secure the vote it lacks in the Senate, while the PS downplays the risk.
Former pension fund executive on Fund E: "Greed won out over responsibility"
Pension fund managers face disciplinary proceedings, criminal complaints and a united Congress after US$7,700 million in paper losses in the most conservative fund.
Joint Committee approves allowing Congress to hold sessions in Santiago
Deputies and senators from Valparaíso, from various political groups, fear that exceptional sessions in the capital could become permanent.
Congress adds five bills to curb sentence reductions for sex offenders
The proposals from the ruling coalition and the opposition face limits on retroactive application of criminal law and may not reverse the 56 benefits already granted.
RN to bring together its officials at a national meeting on November 14
Andrea Balladares seeks to present RN as the party with the most governing experience within President José Antonio Kast's ruling coalition.
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.