Tag: Marco Enriquez-Ominami

• 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, August 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Two center-left candidates to vie for Chile's presidency on November 21

  

  Chile's Progressive Party (PRO) leader Marco Enríquez Ominami Monday announced he would run for the country's presidency, which dealt an unexpected blow to the centre-left's efforts following the launch of Christian Democrat Yasna Provoste's candidacy Saturday.

• Thursday, August 2nd 2012 - 07:08 UTC

  Chilean opposition remains divided ahead of October municipal elections

  

  Chilean opposition registered its candidates at the Electoral Service for the coming municipal elections in October but was unable to reach an overall agreement to face the ruling conservative parties.