President Sebastián Piñera’s center-right Alianza coalition stumbled in municipal elections held late last month throughout Chile, dropping tight mayoral races in several conservative strongholds. But while most pundits and political leaders agree the elections were a “defeat” for the Alianza, few are clear on what the results mean for its traditional rival, the still influential but increasingly fractured Concertación coalition. Read the rest of this entry ?
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Chile’s Concertacion Coalition Hobbled By Cohesion Problems
January 24, 2013
Presidential hopeful Andres Velsasco (World Trade Organization/Flickr)
Given the frequent political posturing that has already begun over who should be Chile’s next president, it is easy to forget that the country’s current leader, Sebastián Piñera, is only just two years into his term. Read the rest of this entry ?
Time To Bid Adieu To Chile’s Curious Binomial Electoral Law?
July 4, 2012
Campaign posters in Santiago’s Plaza Italia (Alastair Rae/Flickr)
Just when it looked like Chile’s weary president, Sebastián Piñera, might finally enjoy something of a summer respite, an intra-coalition blowout over the country’s controversial binomial electoral law has put him back in the political hot seat. Read the rest of this entry ?
Chile’s Student Demonstrators Put President Piñera To The Test
October 5, 2011
A June protest in Santiago, Chile (credit - Dave_B_/flickr)
At some point over the past several months, President Sebastián Piñera, a billionaire businessman who until recently had also enjoyed a winning record in politics, lost his Midas touch. Now it seems he may be losing control. Read the rest of this entry ?
Chile’s Billion-Dollar President Loses His Midas Touch
August 5, 2011
Sophomore slump continues for President Pinera (Credit - Globovision/Flickr)
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera hit something of a political homerun last year when he delivered an ambitious – and unexpectedly centrist – *May 21 state of the nation address that left his would-be critics in the reeling Concertación coalition with surprisingly little to say. Read the rest of this entry ?
Chile’s Piñera Tripped Up By Internal Divisions
June 21, 2011
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera (credit - Mabel Flores/Flickr)
Weighed down by a pair of government scandals that have exacerbated intra-coalition rivalries and already cost several administration officials their jobs, President Sebastián Piñera may be longing for the days when his biggest problems came from outside his political circle. Read the rest of this entry ?
