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EspañolIn a bizarre turn of events, Chile's political class are united as never before in trying to discredit the idea of a growing institutional crisis in the country. It's a tough job, given how multiple scandals have revealed Chilean…
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EspañolOn Saturday, March 7,  a Chilean judge ordered preventative detention for six top executives of business group Penta on charges of tax fraud and bribery, amid a scandal involving millions of dollars worth of illegal campaign…
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EspañolThe recent “Nueragate” scandal has generated a great deal of public outrage and distrust within Chile. President Michelle Bachelet’s son, Sebastián Dávalos, and his wife, Natalia Compagnon, allegedly received a CHL$6.5 billion…
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EspañolDespite everything, I welcome the arrival of March. It's usually a month dreaded by Chilean students — when school, timetables, and uniforms all begin again (I'm no fan of enforced uniformity either). Parents also have their own…
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EspañolAccording to the Roman historian Plutarch, Julius Caesar divorced his young wife Pompeia after hearing of rumors of her infidelity. At the time, Caesar was already Pontifex Maximus, and Pompeia had an important role to play by…
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EspañolAs Santiago's streets empty for the Chilean summer, the country's political landscape is far from calm. The Pentagate case, a far-reaching corporate campaign finance scandal, is heating up. The story broke in September 2014, but…
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EspañolAndrés Velasco, Finance Minister during the first term of President Michelle Bachelet (2006-10) and a candidate in 2013's presidential elections, is the latest politician to be called before investigating authorities to give evidence…
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