#CHILE: Youthful New President Will Turn Nation Leftward

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Chile has sworn in its youngest-ever president, Gabriel Boric, a former student activist who will take the reins as the South American nation is undergoing an important political and social transition.

Boric, 36, is taking over a country seeking change following mass 2019 protests, which he supported, against deep-rooted inequality in income, healthcare, education and pensions. He will oversee a referendum on a new constitution.

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#CHILE: Parliament Approves Same-Sex Marriage Bill

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Chile has approved a landmark law allowing same-sex marriage in the historically Catholic country.

The legislation, overwhelmingly approved by parliament on Tuesday, also enables gay couples to adopt children.

The bill was supported by President Sebastián Piñera, who has to sign it into law. But it has been criticized by members of his conservative coalition.

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#UK: Britain To Apply For Membership In Trans-Pacific Partnership Trading Bloc

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The UK will shortly submit its formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trading bloc, said UK Trade Secretary Liz Truss.

The CPTPP is a trading bloc established in 2018 between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.

The United States withdrew from the TPP in 2017, leading to the failure of the original trade deal, which required all signatories to agree. It was reconstituted in December, 2018 with the current members.

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#CHILE: Referendum Set For April To Consider Amending Constitution Following Violent Protests

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Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has signed a decree on holding a referendum regarding the amendment of the country's constitution on April 26, 2020, thus implementing the agreement with the opposition amid ongoing anti-government protests.

The decree was signed in the presence of journalists and stipulates that the citizens are set to answer whether they want a new constitution and which body should develop the new document. As for the body, it could either partially include the current lawmakers or be fully formed by new ones through a vote in October 2020.

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#CHILE: Gov't Investigating Possible "Domestic Interference" Of Eastern European Nation In Demonstrations

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Foreign Minister Teodoro Ribera says the government is investigating possible foreign interference that led to the escalation of recent nationwide protests. Ribera says the government is investigating an uptick in internet traffic from an Eastern European nation, which was not named. The investigation will focus on whether this constitutes direct interference in Chile's domestic affairs.

Nationwide demonstrations started in Chile in early October after an increase in subway fares. By October 18, the demonstrations had turned violent with protesters clashing with police. The protests exacerbated the difficult economic situation that the country faced.

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#CHILE: Untold Story: Switch To Renewables Led To Metro Fare Hikes At Core Of Violent Protests

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As with France's "Yellow Jacket" unrest this past summer (which are ongoing) protests which began last month in Santiago, Chile originated with fare hikes at the city's subway system, which had been converted to use energy from wind and solar-generated power. The unrest, which has led to five deaths and hundreds of arrests, continues despite the government backing down and reversing the fare hikes, and it has forced the cancellation of a global Climate Change conference that was scheduled to occur there in December. Late last month, President Sebastian Pinera pledged social reforms to try to quell days of violent protests.

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#CHILE: Pres. Sends Gay Marriage Bill To Congress

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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has sent legislation to Congress seeking to legalize gay marriage, a move that follows a string of social reforms in one of Latin America's most conservative nations. The bill submitted on Monday would allow gay couples to adopt children and would denote marriage as a "union between two people" rather than between a man and a woman, according to reports.

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#CHILE: Congresswoman Faces Internet Ridicule After Showing Up To Parliament In Blanket

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A Chilean congresswoman has become the butt of social media jokes after turning up to parliament wrapped in a comforter. MP Karla Rubilar then proceeded to nestle down into her blanket as she sat in her seat in the Chamber of Deputies, in the capital Santiago. In her defense, she said she was ill, was running a fever, and didn't want to miss an important debate and vote on university fees.

#CHILE: Pres. #Bachelet Urged to Fulfill Promise to Reform Constitution in 2015

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Opposition parties are urging Pres. Michelle Bachelet to honor her campaign promise - a "pillar" of her campaign - to reform the country's constitution, though some are skeptical and she has been slow to commit to reforming the Pinochet-era document.

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Socialist Frmr. Pres. Michelle #Bachelet Will Face Runoff in Pres. Election [world politics news]

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Conservatives Choose Labor Minister Evelyn Matthei as Presidential Candidate [world politics news]

BOLIVIA: Pres. Morales to Meet Jimmy Carter Over Territorial Dispute with Chile [world politics news]

CHILE: Communist Party Leader Defends Violence, Involvement in Pinochet Assassination Plan [world politics news]

Communist Party (PC) leader Guillermo Teillier has attracted vehement criticism from fellow politicians after admitting to authorizing a failed assassination attempt on right-wing dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1986 and defending the use of violence in certain political situations.

CHILE: Proposed Minimum Wage of $430/mo. (+$25) Fails in Chamber of Deputies [world politics news]