Tag: Gabriel Boric

Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
The main “political party” of Chile's presidential election: 50% + abstention

Although long queues at voting places and the delay suffered by many voters gave the impression that last Sunday's election in Chile had triggered a massive attendance, later in the day the Electoral Service figures showed exactly the contrary, just over 7 million Chileans bothered to go and vote for the next Chilean president.
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Chile's first transgender Deputy-elect says LGBT community afraid of Kast

Emilia Schneider Sunday became Chile's first-ever transgender person elected to the national Congress. At age 25, she admitted the LGTBI community was afraid of what may happen if far-right candidate José Antonio Kast wins Dec. 19's presidential runoff.
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Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:41 UTC
Chilean conservative candidate leads in polls for presidential November 14 dispute

On Friday public opinion pollster Cadem released its latest survey of vote intention for the highly contested Chilean November 14 presidential election with conservative candidate Jose Antonio Kast leading with 25% followed by a young radical, with no government experience, Gabriel Boric, with 19%, who is also under quarantine for having tested positive to coronavirus.
Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 13:05 UTC
Chilean Senate debates whether to make voting mandatory ahead of November election

The Chilean Senate is debating a bill whether to make voting in national elections mandatory, a highly controversial issue since lawmakers of the ruling coalition are against the initiative while the opposition insists in approving it to increase the participation percentage.
Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 06:34 UTC
Young political leader from Punta Arenas leads presidential vote intention in Chile

Gabriel Boric, 35, born and raised in Punta Arenas, could be the next Chilean president according to the latest CADEM public opinion poll, particularly since in the primary of the alliance of parties to which he belongs, he clearly beat a Marxist candidate sponsored by the Chilean communist party.
Monday, November 18th 2013 - 22:06 UTC
Chilean leaders of the massive student protests elected to Congress

Vallejo's victory and those of independent candidates Giorgio Jackson and Gabriel Boric and fellow communist Karol Cariola, former comrade-in-arms in the student movement, who also gained seats in Chile's lower house on Sunday is significant for presidential front-runner Michelle Bachelet's bid to have her Nueva Mayoria coalition gain a stronger foothold in both houses of Congress.
Monday, October 1st 2012 - 09:36 UTC
Facing students’ challenge, Piñera presents record spending budget on education

Chilean President Sebastian Piñra unveiled an education-heavy 2013 budget bill on Sunday, as he seeks to improve the conservatives’ credentials before municipal elections in October and next year's presidential election.
Saturday, August 18th 2012 - 06:24 UTC
Protesting Chilean students occupy main Santiago university despite arrests

Following over a hundred arrests made on Thursday and clashes with police, students in Santiago occupied on Friday the central building of the University of Chile, the country’s most important higher education facility, as the demands to the government over education reform ensue.