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Weekly Report - 08 October 2009 (WR-09-40)
CHILE: New budget aims to bolster Frei's appeal
The presidential candidate for the ruling Concertación, Eduardo Frei,
launched a scathing attack on his main rival from the right-wing Coalición por
el Cambio, Sebastián Piñera, on 5 October, the 21st anniversary of the “No" vote
that led to the restoration of democracy in Chile. Frei said that if Piñera came
to power there would be “social conflicts" as the Right had always looked to
keep a minority of privileged Chileans happy while ignoring the majority. His
criticism came just as the finance minister, Andrés Velasco, sent the 2010
budget to congress, the main feature of which is a 5.8% increase in spending on
social assistance programmes.
- Indigenous groups across the region flex their muscles
- COLOMBIA: Uribe's re-election looks secure
- BOLIVIA: Government downplays coca clash
- PERU: García moves to "professionalise" army
- TRACKING TRENDS
- URUGUAY: Traditional parties slip as campaign turns dirty
- BRAZIL: Rio to receive investments to host 2016 Olympics
- BRAZIL: Indigenous tribes unify for elections
- CHILE: New budget aims to bolster Frei's appeal
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Calderón squares up to another union
- MEXICO: PRI criticises but does not propose
- TRACKING TRENDS
- HONDURAS: OAS searches for formula to break deadlock
- GUATEMALA: Make or break for judiciary
- COSTA RICA: Court delivers historic verdict against ex president
- TRACKING TRENDS
- Funes spells out security priorities in El Salvador
- Quotes of the Week