Tag: Gabriel Boric

• Monday, January 30th 2023 - 11:10 UTC

  Boric and Scholz review human rights and clean energy

  

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Santiago this past weekend from Argentina and met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font at the La Moneda Palace. Both leaders discussed bilateral issues in what was their second encounter after the one in September last in New York during the 77th UN General Assembly.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:37 UTC

  Chilean President wants free elections in Venezuela next year

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday called for free elections in Venezuela and said he was willing to sponsor dialogue between the administration of President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition. He also said he hoped Venezuela would soon once again participate in multilateral forums.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 08:51 UTC

  Chilean FM denigrates Ambassador Bielsa in private meeting audio

  

  Chilean Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola's denigration of Argentine Ambassador Rafael Bielsa sparked additional controversy to the case that shook Santiago's diplomatic circles last week. An audio was leaked of Urrejola using foul language to describe the foreign diplomat.

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:28 UTC

  Chilean president's approval climbs two percentage points in January and stands at 27%

  

  The approval of Chilean president Gabriel Boric climbed two percentage points, reaching 27%, according to the latest release from the Cadem public opinion survey.

• Monday, January 9th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Chile's Justice Minister resigns to avoid impeachment

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font accepted during the weekend the resignations of Justice Minister Marcela Ríos and Cabinet Chief Matías Meza Lopehandia, it was reported in Santiago.

• Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:20 UTC

  Chile launches aid package as Boric's popularity drops

  

  The Chilean government of President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday announced a new series of measures to mitigate the effects of inflation on the population.

• Saturday, December 31st 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Chile: 11 social protesters and one guerrilla pardoned

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Friday pardoned 12 prisoners who had been arrested during the 2019 social protests and a former guerrilla who fought against then-dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte. In keeping his campaign promise, Boric drew heavy criticism from the opposition.

• Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 18:35 UTC

  Chilean President announces opening of Embassy in Palestine

  

  Palestine authorities Friday welcomed Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font's announcement Thursday that the South American country would up the status of its diplomatic mission to the Embassy level.

• Friday, December 9th 2022 - 14:45 UTC

  Croatia president to visit his “Chilean-Croatian” peer and Magallanes Region

  

  Croatian president Zoran Milanovic is expected next week in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, where he has been declared “illustrious visitor” given his position and the fact he is visiting Magallanes Region where a large Croatian community has been living for over a century.

• Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:34 UTC

  Chile pressured to take sides in USA-China feud

  

  Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font said Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand, that his administration had been pressured “to say which side we are on” in the escalating tension between China and the United States which is focused mainly on the issue of Taiwan.