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Montevideo, July 22nd 2025 - 19:48 UTC

Tag: Carolina Tohá

  • Monday, May 5th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Chile: Presidential candidate Tohá dating Minister Marcel

    Boric was never kept in the dark, Tohá explained

    Former Chilean Interior Minister and presidential hopeful on behalf of the Democratic Socialism coalition, Carolina Tohá, admitted during an interview this weekend that she was romantically involved with Finance Minister Mario Marcel. It all began gradually in 2022, during her first year as a Cabinet member, she explained. Their professional bond dates back to the 1990s when Marcel was her boss.

  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 19:52 UTC

    Tohá resigns as Interior Minister to run for Chile's presidency

    “The time has come to undertake another political struggle,” Tohá said

    Carolina Tohá Tuesday turned in her resignation as Chile's Minister of the Interior to focus on her presidential bid, she announced.

  • Thursday, February 27th 2025 - 13:20 UTC

    Deaths and robbery reported during Chile's blackout

    Troops were deployed during the power cut to enforce the curfew

    As Chile's electricity supply gradually went back to normal Wednesday, one death and an armed robbery were reported following Tuesday's 10-hour blackout resulting in a nationwide curfew.

  • Monday, November 4th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

    Chile: 76% disapprove of La Moneda's management of Monsalve case

    Not many respondents believed Boric should have demanded Monsalve's resignation first thing

    The latest poll published by Plaza Pública Cadem this weekend showed that 76% of respondents during the fifth week of October disapproved of President Gabriel Boric Font's handling of the Manuel Monsalve case while 44% believed the head of state himself was to blame. In addition, 32% considered that the official most affected by the scandal was Interior Minister Carolina Tohá.

  • Friday, October 18th 2024 - 18:59 UTC

    Chile: Boric picks replacement for Monsalve

    Cordero was somehow demoted from Justice Minister to Interior Undersecretary

    Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font chose Luis Cordero to replace Manuel Monsalve as Undersecretary of the Interior following the latter's resignation amid an alleged rape scandal currently under investigation, Interior Minister Carolina Tohá announced.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 10:14 UTC

    Chile needs to address insecurity at medical facilities

    Armed guards is a possibility that needs thorough evaluation, Tohá noted

    Chile's Interior Minister Carolina Tohá admitted Tuesday that her country needed to review its security policies, particularly regarding healthcare facilities, where several incidents have been recorded. According to the National Confederation of Municipal Health Officials (Confusam), there were 7,184 aggressions against healthcare staff nationwide last year, and these figures are on the rise now.

  • Wednesday, August 28th 2024 - 19:02 UTC

    FACh triggers alert over unidentified aircraft neat Strait of Magellan

    When the F-5s reached the area there were no signs of the intruding aircraft

    Chile's Air Force (FACh) deployed two F-5 fighter jets from the Chabunco air base in Punta Arenas after unidentified traffic was detected Tuesday at around 7 pm local time in the vicinity. Some Chilean outlets said the alleged intruder stemmed from Argentina but Defense Minister Maya Fernández never admitted (nor denied) the possibility.

  • Sunday, April 28th 2024 - 13:37 UTC

    Chile in mourning after murder of 3 Carabineros officers

    Boric decreed three days of national mourning and pledged to capture those responsible

    Three non-commissioned officers of Chile's Carabineros Police were killed early Saturday in an ambush in the town of Cañete, near the city of Concepción, in the Bío Bío region some 500 kilometers south of Santiago. The crime, which is still under investigation, shocked the entire country. President Gabriel Boric Font promised it would not go unpunished and other officials even called for the reinstatement of the death penalty.

  • Saturday, April 8th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

    Chilean Gov't to create a Security Ministry?

    The key thing is to legislate well, Mirosevic explained

    Chile's Interior Minister Carolina Tohá held a meeting Friday with the Speakers of both Houses of Congress to discuss concrete measures in the aftermath of the slain of three police officers. Senate Speaker Juan Antonio Coloma spoke of “a powerful effort by all” ahead as agreements between the Executive and the Legislature are to be reached. In addition to Lower House Speaker Vlado Mirosevic, the meeting was also attended by Justice Minister Luis Cordero.

  • Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:03 UTC

    Chile's Interior Minister calls for citizen participation in new Constitutional reform effort

    “We do not have the possibility of making a mistake once again,” Tohá admitted

    Chile's Interior Minister Carolina Tohá admitted the country's previous constitutional reform attempt was a failure and said she was aware that her country could not afford to let that happen again while underlining the importance of citizen participation.

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