translated from Spanish: The Minute of Friday 17012020

When no one believes or supports you:
The worst of the nightmares for the government of Sebastián Piñera came true on Thursday with the numbers of the survey of the Center for Public Studies (CEP). This is a historical record, because Piñera not only falls 19 points from the previous measurement, but represents the worst result of a President in the trajectory of the survey. Here we tell you.
Political committee in the crosshairs
Despite the defrosting of relations made by the UDI and its triumphant return to the weekly meetings of Chile Vamos in La Moneda, crises within the Government are the order of the day. Thus, since nothing is free or casual, the fate of “pax romana” that sealed before the television cameras on the right this week would be conditioned on a new strategic alliance between the Union is and the most conservative sectors of National Renewal. Macarena Segovia with the note.
Larraín Matte’s bad time in Sofofp
The shards after the ruling of the highest court of the country have struck the leadership of the sofop helmsman and helped to sharpen the internal tension that already existed in the trade union organization. These days, there is concern among entrepreneurs about how the entity will be able to play its cards and enforce its views – in the midst of the anti-abuse agenda and the tense political climate – with a president whose figure was not only weakened but also weakened became uncomfortable. Details on Natalia Saavedra’s note.
“Many protests are not signs of a crisis of democracy, but of a greater desire of democracy”
German historian Yascha Mounk believes that the protests that have affected several Latin American countries, including Chile, are not signs of a crisis of democracy, but a sign of a greater desire for it. The history graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge participated on Thursday in the “Converger” panel of the Future Congress, which concluded after four days of talks with intellectuals, scientists and academics from around the world. The note is by Marco Fajardo and Emilia Aparicio.
The Government, Allamand and Fear

Andrés Allamand’s fear-generating strategy is as old as the history of humanity and politics. It has been used by all dictatorships and many democracies when they are left without ideas. It’s an easy way out that sometimes yields results, but these are always short-term and usually become a boomeran. The analysis is by Germán Silva in the highlight column of the week.
The onslaught of Chile’s “hards” Let’s go

It has not been two months, but since the UDI and RN there are several voices with the conviction that the current political committee of La Moneda – which debuted on 28 October as an attempt to give the government an air after the social outburst – “has not given the width”. So, with a view to a politically complex year and also thinking about the elections of governors, mayors, cores and the April 26 plebiscite for the constituent process, is that sectors of the right are already calling for more “experience” and “political weight” in the Palacio ministerial team. Unedited tells you.

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