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Weekly Report - 15 June 2017 (WR-17-23)

CHILE: Goic-Guillier grudge splits ruling coalition

Senator Alejandro Guillier, the presidential candidate for Chile’s ruling Nueva Mayoría coalition, presented his campaign platform at a rally at the weekend. Addressing some 5,000 supporters, Guillier emphasised his commitment to continuing the work carried out by President Michelle Bachelet, mentioning her name on no fewer than five occasions during his speech. Carolina Goic, the president of Democracia Cristiana (DC), the disaffected centrist party for which she is going to stand in November’s presidential elections rather than participate in primary elections on 2 July against Guillier, criticised his speech for failing to acknowledge any of the Bachelet administration’s failings.

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