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Bachelet and Boric lead the opposition as relations with Kast cool
The former presidents brought together parties ranging from the Christian Democrats to the Communist Party in Ñuñoa, and La Moneda responded that the President would not stoop to that level.
Opposition outlines regional outreach plan after meeting with Boric and Bachelet, but sets no dates
The opposition bloc is banking on public dialogues in the regions, while support for Bachelet makes the Broad Front uneasy and the Araya case weighs on the Senate.
Former Boric adviser backs his rejection of the Shield of the Americas
Carlos Figueroa argues that excluding China damages Chile's image and attributes the region's shift to the right to public discontent.
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.
Opposition meets and claims Kast government is in crisis after poll decline
Carmona, Soto and Cicardini criticize the government's performance and demand a change of course, while Cadem puts presidential approval at 30%.
Mario Marcel joins UDP and criticizes the Chile Takes Off employment plan
The former finance minister will teach at UDP starting in November and argues that the 2027 Budget does very little for employment.
Senator Núñez accuses Minister Quiroz of wanting to force another social uprising
The Communist lawmaker criticized the budget for providing no help for the unemployed or measures to counter rising prices, and rejected pardons for former military and police personnel.
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.
Santiago court revokes nighttime house arrest, placing Monsalve under full house arrest again
The former undersecretary of the Interior, accused of rape and sexual abuse, must remain in his apartment in Viña del Mar all day.
Jeannette Jara calls Fund E's decline brutal and urges compensation for members
The former Labor Minister demanded transparency from pension fund administrators, rejected another pension fund withdrawal and criticized the Kast government's economic management.
Sichel challenges Quiroz: change course or add a political minister to counterbalance him
The mayor of Ñuñoa blamed the Finance Minister's lack of empathy for the low approval of José Antonio Kast's government.
Budget Director rules out shrinking the State as his goal
José Pablo Gómez says the US$ 6,000 million adjustment was promised over 18 months and the Government is seven months into that period.
AFP Fund E falls 10.39% in real terms, and interest rate swaps point to the cause
Derivative contracts tied to U.S. rates amplified the risk of the most conservative fund, and experts question the rules set by the Superintendencia.
Portrait of Salvador Allende removed from OAS headquarters in Washington
The Socialist Party demanded that the Chilean state reject the move, while the reasons and who ordered the removal of the tribute remain unknown.
Álvaro Ortiz opens the door to the Christian Democratic Party fielding its own presidential candidate
The Christian Democratic leader defends holding talks with the Communist Party and the Broad Front, but says that alliance is not enough and is talking with the Independent Democratic Union, National Renewal and Evópoli.
Association of Private Health Insurers commissions study on policyholders' freedom to switch insurers
Three economists from Chile, the Netherlands and the United States will assess whether policyholders could switch private health insurers without barriers related to preexisting conditions.
La Moneda announces toll and electricity rate cuts after Kast falls to 27% approval
The government denies tailoring its announcements to polls, while Republicans and National Renewal discuss how to halt the decline in presidential approval.
Re:wild lists Guafo Island as its only landholding, according to La Tercera
The NGO co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio plans to submit the application to create a private protected area on the island, located in Quellón, within weeks.
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.
Government in talks over US Vice President JD Vance's visit to Santiago in November
A potential visit by Vance would be the highest-level US visit under Kast, although neither the presidential palace nor the White House has confirmed it.
