Tag: Sebastián Piñera

• Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 23:17 UTC

  Piñera looses support from business sector in the conflict over education reform

  

  Following on the examples of their German, French and some US peers, Chilean business leaders have asked for an increase in taxes they pay to help finance social demands in spite of the strong opposition of President Sebastián Piñera administration.

• Monday, October 10th 2011 - 08:02 UTC

  Mock referendum in Chile confirms massive support for education reform

  

  A massive turnout of voters (‘hundreds of thousands’) responded in support of a non binding plebiscite organized by the Chilean professors union in the midst of the students conflict, one of the most serious challenges faced by any Chilean government since the return of democracy in 1990.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 09:29 UTC

  Piñera escalates conflict: proposes jailing those involved in occupying schools

  

  Student leaders, the opposition and several judges expressed outrage this week after Chilean President Sebastián Piñera proposed on Sunday to reform the Penal Code to impose harsher punishments on those involved in the occupation of schools and universities, newspaper La Tercera reported.

• Saturday, October 1st 2011 - 05:46 UTC

  Piñera promises 7.2% of GDP for education trying to calm protesting students

  

  The Chilean government proposed a 5% increase in public spending and a 7.2% gain in education outlays next year as it tries to end four months of protests that have seen a quarter of a million students miss classes and weekly battles with the police.

• Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 06:29 UTC

  Chilean president support plummets; 67% “believe little or anything” Piñera says

  

  A poll from the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Reality (CERC) released Tuesday confirmed that Chile’s beleaguered President Sebastián Piñera continues to lose popular support.

• Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 07:53 UTC

  Thousands of Chileans turn to the streets demanding funding for education

  

  At least 50 demonstrators were arrested Thursday when masked protesters attacked police at the end of a massive and otherwise peaceful march in Santiago de Chile demanding more resources for education.

• Thursday, September 22nd 2011 - 21:17 UTC

  Decisive day for striking students and Chile’s class oriented education system

  

  Thursday’s march by Chilean striking students and their supporters may signal an end to an unprecedented four months of student unrest – if the number of demonstrators proves to be small.

• Thursday, September 22nd 2011 - 08:11 UTC

  CFK agrees to visit Chile after October 23 presidential election

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was invited to visit Chile during a meeting she held in New York City with her Chilean counterpart Sebastián Piñera on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

• Monday, September 5th 2011 - 03:05 UTC

  Chilean students will assess Piñera road map for education reform before next meeting

  

  Chile's student organizations are waiting for the road map promised for Monday by government authorities following Saturday’s meeting with President Sebastian Piñera for nearly four hours in the government palace.

• Thursday, September 1st 2011 - 01:55 UTC

  Piñera to address Chilean students’ demands on Saturday in Government House

  

  After much deliberation, Chilean Education Minister Felipe Bulnes agreed to meet with student leaders this Saturday, Sept. 3, to discuss their demands. The meeting is to take place in the La Moneda presidential palace, and will be hosted by President Sebastián Piñera himself.