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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 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.
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.
Kast meets with ruling coalition party leaders, who back Rabat over sentence reductions
Republicans and UDI defend the justice minister, rule out a constitutional impeachment and call for changes to the law on prison benefits.
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.
Gonzalo Arenas Hödar takes office as Undersecretary of the General Secretariat of Government and government spokesperson
The former UDI deputy and San Sebastián University academic replaces José Francisco Lagos and will take charge of spokesperson duties for the Kast administration.
Gonzalo Arenas joins La Moneda’s spokesperson team as opposition questions his profile
The former UDI deputy will take over as undersecretary of the General Secretariat of Government in the Kast government’s third communications overhaul in seven months.
Gasoline prices rise by $41.3 in fifth consecutive increase as deputies urge government action
PDG and UDI deputies ask the Ministry of Finance to lower fuel prices by up to $150 per liter or adjust Mepco following the $91.5 increase in diesel prices.
Deputy Flor Weisse opposes pension fund administrators managing housing savings
The UDI lawmaker was the only member of her political bloc to vote against the government's amendment in the Finance Committee, where it was nevertheless approved.
Arenas takes over as spokesperson and says Kast asked for a direct, clear style
The former UDI deputy acknowledged regretting some past remarks and confirmed he will join the government's weekly political committee.
Arenas makes debut as spokesperson and joins La Moneda’s political committee
The new undersecretary of the General Secretariat of Government arrived with direct access to Kast, while Cristián Valenzuela loses ground in the Communications Secretariat.
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.
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.
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.
Matthei accuses Republicans of failing to acknowledge mistakes over sentence reductions
The former mayor said the government should have refused to sign off on benefits for 56 people convicted of sex offenses and highlighted RN's critical tone.
Isabel Seoane resigns, Iván Poduje’s second chief of staff in seven months
The housing minister has now lost three key members of his team amid friction with the ruling coalition over his remarks about Milei and lawmakers.
Ossandón urges Kast to use his powers over reduced sentences for sexual abusers
The vice president of the Chamber of Deputies acknowledged failings across party lines and defended an RN constitutional reform to curb benefits for sexual abusers.
Children’s Ombudsman accuses government of failing to fight sentence reductions
Anuar Quesille said neither the Constitution nor the Supreme Court required the Ministry of Justice to reduce sentences for child abusers.
Minister Rabat faces threat of constitutional impeachment over sentence reductions
Opposition and ruling-party deputies question the justice minister, who was previously valued for his ability to engage in dialogue with Congress.
Jackson defends Boric government in controversy over sentence reductions
The former minister said on X that the previous administration rejected all requests for sentence reductions and that the current administration approved 56 cases involving child abusers.