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Brazil & Southern Cone - April 2013 (ISSN 1741-4431)

CHILE: A double headache for Piñera

This month two threats facing the Coaliciόn por el Cambio (CC) government of President Sebastián Piñera vis-à-vis education materialised; the main confederation of university students (Confech) staged its first national demonstration of the year on 11 April in opposition to Chile’s fee-paying education system and Education Minister Harald Beyer was dismissed after the legislature impeached him for dereliction of duty. Both developments spell problems for Piñera and suggest that the issue of education is likely to take centre stage ahead of the 17 November general election.

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