Back

Weekly Report - 25 August 2011 (WR-11-34)

CHILE: Pressure mounts on Piñera

The protests against the government of President Sebastián Piñera have moved to another level. In recent weeks Piñera has presented three amended education proposals, reshuffled his cabinet, made social gestures, such as recognising same-sex civil unions, and even promised to negotiate a profound political reform. He is now staring at a serious loss of authority, less than 18 months into his term, after Chile’s largest trade union Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) piggy-backed on the student protests to begin a two-day strike on 24 August. The opposition Concertación threw its weight behind the strike, prompting congressmen from the right-wing ruling Coalición por el Cambio to accuse the left-wing coalition of seeking to destabilise the government.

End of preview - This article contains approximately 677 words.

Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article

Not a Subscriber?

Choose from one of the following options

Back

Articles in this issue