Tag: Gabriel Boric

• Thursday, April 6th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Presidents Fernández and Boric discuss regional agenda

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and his Chilean colleague Gabriel Boric discussed Wednesday in Santiago issues of bilateral and regional interest during an encounter to celebrate the 205h anniversary of the so-called Abrazo de Maipú (Maipú hug) between independence heroes José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins.

• Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

  Chileans main concern, street crime and violence; President Boric's support down to 25%, latest opinion poll

  

  The latest public opinion poll, “encuesta Pulso Ciudadano” has shown that support for Chilean president Gabriel Boric continues to drop, with almost 70% rejecting the president's performance.

• Sunday, March 26th 2023 - 14:14 UTC

  Presidents Boric and Lacalle hold talks in Santo Domingo

  

  Presidents Gabriel Boric Font of Chile and Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay held a bilateral on the sides of the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Among the topics discussed was a joint interest in hosting the 2030 football World Cup. In addition to Boric, Lacalle also held a meeting with Spain's King Felipe VI.

• Saturday, March 11th 2023 - 12:04 UTC

  Chilean President announces cabinet reshuffle of little significance

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Friday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle that left many questions unanswered, except for the departure of Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola, who had been involved in a scandal for using foul language against Argentina's Ambassador Rafael Bielsa which went viral and sealed her fate.

• Monday, February 27th 2023 - 08:05 UTC

  Chile reinforces military presence near Peru, Bolivia border

  

  The Chilean Government of President Gabriel Boric Font has upped the South American country's military strength in areas bordering Peru and Bolivia such as Arica, Parinacota, Tarapacá, and Antofagasta in a move to tackle illegal immigration, it was reported.

• Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 09:27 UTC

  Stateless Nicaraguan writers accept new South American nationalities

  

  Writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli, who were stripped of their Nicaraguan citizenship by the Daniel Ortega regime which declared them “traitors to the homeland,” have made up their minds on which nationalities to accept from the multiple offers from various Latin American countries who jumped in not to leave them stateless.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 10:54 UTC

  Chilean, Argentine nationalities available to Nicaraguan stateless expatriates

  

  The Governments of Chile and Argentina are among those who would grant citizenship to the Nicaraguan expatriates who were expelled from their country earlier this month and stripped of their nationality on treason charges, it was reported Tuesday.

• Saturday, February 18th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Silence among Latin American powers: Chile, the only that openly condemn Daniel Ortega's latest offensive

  

  Of the five main powers in Latin America, all of which are governed by the left, the executive of Gabriel Boric in Chile has openly expressed its repudiation of what has happened in Nicaragua after President Daniel Ortega stripped 94 opposition members of their Nicaraguan nationality and banished 222 political prisoners to the United States, declaring them stateless.

• Monday, February 13th 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  Chile: Poll shows Boric's popularity slightly improving from worse to just bad

  

  The Government of Chile failed to make timely decisions to fight the forest fires that broke out in the southern and central parts of the country, according to 68% of respondents to a survey by pollsters Cadem released on Sunday, which also showed the popularity of President Gabriel Boric Font slightly improving.

• Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 12:05 UTC

  At least 13 killed in Chile’s wildfires

  

  Chilean authorities Friday reported at least 13 people lost their lives amid the raging wildfire that is hitting several parts of the South American country. Two people died when a firefighting helicopter crashed during a mission and 11 others in Santa Juana.