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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.
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.
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 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.
Exejecutivo de AFP sobre el Fondo E: "La codicia le ganó a la responsabilidad"In Spanish
Las administradoras enfrentan sumarios, querellas y un Congreso unido tras pérdidas de papel por US$ 7.700 millones en el fondo más conservador.In Spanish
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.
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.
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.
