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Chile Grapples With Impact of Anti-Left Immigrant Voters

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Chile’s congress is debating a bill that would exempt foreign residents from paying a fine if they fail to vote in November’s presidential election, unlike Chileans. The opposition is crying foul.

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Last Monday, during the debate in the Chamber of Deputies of the bill that establishes fines for citizens in the event of not going to vote -and that was approved in general-, there was a heated debate regarding the obligatory voting of foreigners who are living in the country.While the executive seeks to promote greater demands for the participation of migrants in the national elections, among them, the definitive residence, the opposition, on …

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A slow step forward in Congress is the bill that establishes fines of between $33 thousand and $210 thousand for Chilean citizens who do not vote in the November elections, which makes it, in practice, a kind of effective mandatory vote. However, a debate has been generated, since this project leaves out foreigners residing in Chile. Furthermore, the executive has made it clear that they do not agree with the participation of immigrants in natio…

During the debate over the mandatory vote, Daniel Manouchehri (PS) made harsh criticisms of the right and defended that only Chileans can choose authorities.His comparative phrases with Venezuela generated discomfort in the migrant community.

17-07-25.-The Chilean deputy, Daniel Manouchehri, generated unrest in the Venezuelan community of the southern country, after, in the middle of a debate, he referred to the Creoles in a derogatory way. According to the left-wing parliamentarian, the right wing of Chile intends to "transform Chile...

News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of the day Chilean Congressman Daniel Manouchehri launched in Congress a phrase that provoked a strong reaction from the Venezuelan community: “They (the right) want to transform Chile into Chilezuela. They want the presidential debate of Chile to be about what happens on an island in the Caribbean. We do not want our policy to be of arepa and rum. We want it to be smelled of red wine and empanada.” Depu…

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CNN Chile broke the news in on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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