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Criteria: 48% believe Chile will regress in 2027 and 20% expect progress
73% have little or no confidence that the government will manage to correct the country's course next year, according to the latest Criteria poll.
Criteria: Kast's approval falls to 27% and disapproval reaches 64%
The poll also assessed ministers: Ximena Rincón is the best known, and May Chomalí leads in positive opinion with 58%.
Kast's disapproval reaches 64% in Criteria poll, and Quiroz is the lowest-rated minister
Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz's positive rating fell to 28%, and 73% have little or no confidence that the government will correct course in 2027.
Criteria: 58% rate Kast government poorly for its handling of storms
The Armed Forces, Carabineros and municipalities receive 66% approval for their emergency response, while the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service records a net negative rating.
Criteria: 61% oppose pardons for military personnel convicted of human rights violations
Opposition grows even for convicts with terminal illnesses, and the right is the only political sector where support for pardons prevails.
Kast admits mistake over sentence reductions for 56 people convicted of abusing minors
The President acknowledged that his government made a mistake in changing the criteria, but kept Minister Rabat in office and tasked him with correcting the sentence reductions.
La Moneda counts right-wing votes ahead of possible impeachment of Rabat
The scandal over 56 sentence reductions for people convicted of sexual offenses against minors threatens to divide Republicans and Chile Vamos.
Solari criticizes Kast and says Rabat should have left the Ministry of Justice
The former Socialist minister accused the justice minister of damaging the government with sentence reductions; Republicans defended Kast's response.
UDI president blames Boric government for sentence reduction crisis
Guillermo Ramírez defended Minister Rabat, announced a bill and revealed that Squella had apologized to Hernán Larraín.
The Supreme Court ruling that preceded 56 sentence reductions for sex offenders
After losing an appeal for constitutional protection on May 14, the Ministry of Justice stopped opposing sentence reductions for sexual offenses against minors and granted 56 reductions.
Opposition weighs constitutional impeachment proceedings against Rabat and seeks PDG votes
The center-left has 65 deputies and needs the PDG to bring charges against the justice minister over reduced sentences for 56 people convicted of child abuse.
Sentence reductions spark clash between Squella and Cruz-Coke within the governing coalition
The Republican leader challenged former minister Hernán Larraín, and the head of Evópoli urged him on X to show restraint amid the controversy over the 56 decrees.
Kast backs Rabat and freezes new sentence reduction decrees
The government rules out removing the justice minister despite discontent within the ruling coalition and acknowledges that reversing 56 sentence reductions is legally complex.
Senator Gatica leaves political committee meeting at La Moneda and calls for Rabat's departure
The head of RN senators criticized Minister Rabat for failing to take political responsibility for reduced sentences for child abusers.
Junaeb case: Prosecutors appeal to Supreme Court over Gahona and Gutiérrez's cellphones
The Public Prosecutor's Office argues that the Santiago Court of Appeals exceeded its authority by specifying how to analyze the phones seized in the case.
Kast acknowledges mistake over reduced sentences for abusers and keeps Rabat in office
The President admitted that the state had failed the victims, but backed the justice minister and tasked him with correcting the benefits granted.
Kast admits mistake over sentence reductions for abusers and keeps Minister Rabat
The president ruled out removing the justice minister and tasked him with correcting the benefits granted to people convicted of sexual offenses against children.
Rojo Edwards calls for Minister Rabat's resignation over sentence reductions for abusers
The ruling coalition senator says the justice minister's mistake will drag the coalition down, though he rules out an impeachment succeeding.
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.
Rabat admits victims were not heard in sentence reductions for 56 abusers
Chile's justice minister ruled out resigning over a possible constitutional accusation and announced a bill to exclude child rapists from the benefit.