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Paulina Núñez Is Elected as the New President of the Senate

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With 39 votes in favour and 9 abstentions, Paulina Núñez is the new president of the Senate. The senator of National Renewal and representative of the Antofagasta Region will lead the Upper House during this 2026. Who will accompany her in the vice presidency will be the senator of the UDI Ivan Moreira. It will also be the one who will put the presidential band to José Antonio Kast during the ceremony of change of command. It was announced, in t…

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Early in the morning it was determined that Paulina Núñez (RN) will preside over the Senate in the first year of the next legislative cycle that begins on March 11 and, in addition, will be in charge of conducting the ceremony of transfer of presidential command this Wednesday. In the session of installation of the new configuration of the Senate, the vote was held that determined by 39 votes the presidency of Núñez. Meanwhile, Senator Kusanovic…

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After days of internal negotiations, the future of the chambers seems almost closed and would be, finally, the representative of National Renewal, Paulina Núñez, the next president of the Upper House, in disregard of the will of the Communist Party, the Broad Front and the Christian Democracy. And it is that although in the Lower House there were tensions to elect who will preside over the Deputies, in the Senate they managed to ratify on Tuesda…

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The Senate Chamber elected Paulina Núñez (RN), as the new president of the Upper House. Antofagasta’s representative obtained 39 supports, two against and nine abstentions. As vice president, Iván Moreira (UDI) was nominated. This confirmed the administration agreement that included the centerright, the PS and the PPD. In fact, the abstentions were from senators of the DC, the Broad Front and the PC. The lawyer will have a leading role in the ce…

The president of the Senate, Paulina Núñez, spoke with Megamedia’s political editor, Rodrigo Bravo, for Radio Infinita. She welcomed the election of Congressman Jorge Alessandri as president of the House and condemned the attack that left a carabinieri in Puerto Varas with brain death.

In a milestone that marks the beginning of a new political stage in Chile, the Senate was officially installed on March 11, 2026 under the leadership of Paulina Núñez (RN). Antofagasta’s legislator not only becomes the fifth woman to preside over the Upper House, but also makes history as [...] The entry Paulina Nuñez wins the presidency of the Senate and will put the band to Kast was first published in Desenfoque.cl.

By 39 votes in favour, 2 against and 89 abstentions, the Senate ratified Paulina Núñez (RN) as president of the bureau. She is the first right-wing woman to lead the Upper House.The lawyer and legislator for the Antofagasta Region will have a leading role in the ceremony of the change of command, as she will put the presidential band to José Antonio Kast.Paulina Núñez replaces Manuel José Ossandón, also RN, who leaves the parliamentary activity.…

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CNN Chile broke the news in on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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