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1 – 10 of 55However, its key provision -- an increase in the system’s defined contribution -- was rejected by the Lower House. The government will have to negotiate key parts of the bill…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285024
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This is Chile’s second attempt to agree on a new constitution, following the overwhelming defeat of a previous proposal in a referendum in September 2022.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283045
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The intended reset was overshadowed by the March 8 defeat in Congress of a proposed tax reform, a key plank of his left-wing reform agenda. This followed another major defeat in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276707
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The new process, headed by a Constitutional Council to be elected in May, is designed to produce a more moderate proposal than the far-ranging changes to Chile’s political and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275629
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Violent crime has increased dramatically across Ecuador in recent years as street gangs and drug cartels have strengthened, especially in the coastal region. The Guayaquil attack…
The referendum was followed on September 6 by a cabinet reshuffle incorporating new centre-left figures from outside the government coalition. For the six-month-old government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272564
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In the Council’s election on May 7, the Republicans, a relatively new far-right party, obtained a landslide victory. However, suggestions that the party is in pole position to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279316
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As well as triggering heated debate about its merits as a means of mitigating the economic effects of COVID-19, the bill, presented by left-wing legislators, represents a key…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253990
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Bachelet is beset by low approval ratings, in sharp contrast with her popularity at the end of her first term (2006-10). In response, she sought to claim a place in history by…
Plans for gradual reopening in Chile.