Tag: Gabriel Boric

• 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.