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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.
Congress passes law to speed up expulsions as Peru reviews Kast's figures
A Peruvian senator spoke of up to a million people expelled by Chile, but official records show fewer than 2,000 since March.
Ernesto Ottone criticizes Kast’s leadership and reissues his memoirs of La Moneda
Ricardo Lagos’s former chief adviser questions the current government’s disarray and the influence of its advisers, and defends the Concertación’s legacy.
Rubilar demands Kast admit mistake over sentence reductions for 56 convicts
The former minister called on the President to make a public statement and on Minister Rabat to apologize, while the Ministry of Justice suspended the sentence reduction decrees.
Kast and British prime minister discussed Falkland Islands, trade and defence
London raised the right of Falkland Islanders to decide their future with the Chilean president amid tensions with Argentina.
Kast wants care in public hospitals to match private hospitals
In San Bernardo, the President said his government wants to improve health budgets, but must first "get its house in order".
Kast convenes ministers to decide on Chile joining Trump's anti-crime coalition
Governing parties are pressing the government for Chile to join as a full member of the regional alliance, which meets on Tuesday in the Dominican Republic.
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: 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%.
Juan Carvajal criticizes the Kast government's communications approach
Bachelet's former communications chief and former adviser to Boric questions the President's overexposure and the lack of strategy at La Moneda.
Gonzalo Arenas takes over as Kast government spokesperson, replacing Lagos
The former UDI lawmaker and dean at Universidad San Sebastián will become the executive branch's public voice after months without a permanent spokesperson.
Deputy Serrano compares Kast's economic policy to Pinochetism
The Communist caucus leader criticizes Minister Arzola and Ministers Quiroz and Alvarado over education cuts in the 2027 Budget.
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.
Mirosevic distances himself from security agreement between Kast and senators
The new chair of the Senate Constitution Committee has reservations about the preventive mechanism for declaring states of emergency.
Kast government would eliminate ICT Scholarship and postpones transfers to Local Public Education Services
Former officials, the mayor of Puente Alto, academics and the Confederation of Chilean Students criticize education changes in the 2027 Budget and announce protests.
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.
Government suspends sentence reductions for abusers amid crisis at La Moneda
The suspension of new decrees does not reverse benefits already granted, and the crisis puts Rabat and Kast's political leadership under scrutiny.
Senators ask Kast to back bill requiring pension fund administrators to reimburse losses
Senator Daniel Núñez hopes the government will back the bill at Tuesday's special Senate session, where Rau and Cortez will appear.
Hoffmann accuses Squella of damaging the Kast Government
The gremialista vice president said the Republican leader shows a "pattern of behavior" and distrusts his loyal partners in the governing coalition.
Kast names Juan Carlos Canepa ambassador to Italy and Ricardo Navarrete to Colombia
Navarrete returns to the embassy in Bogotá that he led under Bachelet, while Canepa heads to Rome after decades of ties to the Italian community.