Tag: Pablo Longueira

• Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 09:03 UTC

  Bachelet running alone; Chilean conservatives have to decide on a new candidate

  

  Chilean conservative presidential candidate Pablo Longueira unexpectedly quit his campaign due to depression, his son said, dealing another blow to an already weakened right-wing bloc four months from the general election.

• Friday, July 12th 2013 - 19:29 UTC

  Chilean national strike in demand for improved labor conditions and free education

  

  Protesters disrupted traffic in the Chilean capital and blocked access to mining operations Thursday as part of a national strike called by the country's main labor federation.

• Monday, July 1st 2013 - 05:47 UTC

  Chile's Bachelet easily beats rivals for new presidential bid

  

  Former Chilean leader Michelle Bachelet steamed toward another presidential bid on Sunday with a lopsided primary win that prompted her center-left rivals to concede early in the evening and vow to support her in the November election.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2013 - 06:00 UTC

  Chilean conservatives will dispute primary and promise compact unity the following day

  

  The Chilean ruling conservative coalition finally patched up differences and decided to hold primaries for the November presidential vote next June 30. UDI, Independent Democratic Union and Chile’s largest party will support former Economy minister Pablo Longueira and RN, National Renovation, former Defence minister Andrés Allamand.

• Friday, October 19th 2012 - 01:35 UTC

  Chilean lawmaker wants Chiloé students to learn English in the Falklands

  

  Chilean lawmaker Gabriel Ascencio is promoting a program of scholarships for students from his constituency in the south of Chile to travel to the Falkland Islands to learn English and become proficient in the language.

• Tuesday, May 8th 2012 - 16:53 UTC

  Chile’s inflation slowed to its lowest level in seven months in April

  

  Chile's consumer price inflation slowed to the lowest level in seven months in April, data released by the National Institute of Statistics showed on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 06:36 UTC

  G-20 membership attracts Chile, but not prepared to replace dissident Argentina

  

  Chilean diplomacy has been active preparing for the next G-20 meeting in Mexico which it plans to attend as a “special guest”, but also because the future could hold an even greater prize if Argentina’s erratic behaviour finally is no longer acceptable for the rest of the group’s members.