Kast’s Search for a Security Breakthrough in Chile:
A failed security reform and increasing concerns about crime are weighing on the president’s approval ratings ...
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Key FactsChile's Far-Right Wins Constitutional Council Elections
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- Gabriel Boric's left did not achieve enough support to gain power of veto.
- The far-right Republican Party (PLR) scored a resounding triumph at the polls, winning 22 seats on the council.
- With over three-fifths of the council, the political right can propose, approve, and modify constitutional norms.
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