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Macaya anticipates agreement on 2027 Budget with focus on regional governments and National School Aid and Scholarships Board
The chair of the joint committee expects adjustments to Science, autonomous bodies, the National School Aid and Scholarships Board and "I Choose My PC" before approving the 2027 budget.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Macaya challenges Kast's government: "The time for blaming the previous administration is over"
The senator from the governing coalition urged dual minister Daniel Mas to move beyond the "dismal employment figures" during a regional forum in O'Higgins.
Subcommittee votes on 7% cut to regional governments in 2027 budget
Governors call for budget item 31 to be rejected after meeting with the Budget Directorate, and senators from the opposition and governing coalition back their demand.
Government proposes 7.6% increase for Defense in a budget with spending cuts
The Air Force leads the increases with 9.8%, while higher education, culture, science and regional governments would face cuts.
Lawmakers demand accountability for deaths of two contract workers at El Teniente
Deputies on the Mining Committee call for the division’s Safety Manager to step down and will formally request information from Sernageomin about the avalanche in Rajo Sur.
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.