Tag: Andrés Allamand

• Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 09:03 UTC

  Bachelet running alone; Chilean conservatives have to decide on a new candidate

  

  Chilean conservative presidential candidate Pablo Longueira unexpectedly quit his campaign due to depression, his son said, dealing another blow to an already weakened right-wing bloc four months from the general election.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2013 - 06:00 UTC

  Chilean conservatives will dispute primary and promise compact unity the following day

  

  The Chilean ruling conservative coalition finally patched up differences and decided to hold primaries for the November presidential vote next June 30. UDI, Independent Democratic Union and Chile’s largest party will support former Economy minister Pablo Longueira and RN, National Renovation, former Defence minister Andrés Allamand.

• Monday, March 18th 2013 - 20:52 UTC

  Bachelet returns to Chile for primaries; good chances of becoming opposition presidential candidate

  

  Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet who resigned to her job as the Executive Director of UN Women is to be proclaimed as the leading presidential candidate at the opposition parties primary elections to be held next April 13. She has very good chances of repeating her four year period, according to public opinion polls.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 06:43 UTC

  Chilean presidential campaign virtually takes off with reshuffle of cabinet

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera shuffled his cabinet to allow ministers with presidential aspirations to leave, as his embattled conservative coalition seeks support before presidential elections in November 2013.

• Saturday, July 7th 2012 - 05:18 UTC

  Chile sets out its defence strategy targets emphasizing global cooperation

  

  The Chilean government released its new 2012-2024 National Defence and Security Strategy (ENSYD) this week which promises to address “new threats” to Chilean security in an international context.