Senate elects new directive: Manuel José Ossandón holds the presidency thanks to official support - La Tercera

After approval of the resignation of the board of directors led by José García Ruminot (RN) and Matías Walker (Democrats) by 38 votes in favour, the Senate Chamber proceeded on Wednesday afternoon to vote on the replacement proposals.In order to compete for the presidency, Senator Juan Castro Prieto registered Manuel José Ossandón of RN and Senator Luz Ebensperger with Felipe Kast of Evopoli.The position was elected by an absolute majority of th…

In a roll-call vote and by 28 votes in favour, the Senate Chamber elected Senator Manuel José Ossandón (RN) as the new president of the Senate, while his pair Senator Felipe Kast obtained 21 favorable votes. There was also an abstention. Meanwhile, Senator Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD), became the vice president of the Senate [...] The entry Ossandón pacts with the ruling party and assumes the presidency of the Senate was first published in Desenfoq…

On Wednesday, Senator Manuel José Ossandón was elected as the new president of the Senate 2025-2026, in the midst of the tensions that were generated within his party, National Renewal, who mostly supported the senator of Evopoli, Felipe Kast. In total, Ossandón received 28 votes, 21 for Kast and 1 abstention, corresponding to the senator of RN, Francisco Chahuán, who questioned that an agreement could not be reached within Chile Come on. It sho…

At the beginning of the ordinary session and, as provided by the Senate Rules, the Chamber ruled on the resignations presented by Senators José García Ruminot and Matías Walker. In a roll-call vote and by 28 votes in favour, the Senate Chamber elected Senator Manuel José Ossandón as the new president of the Senate, while his partner Senator Felipe Kast obtained 21 favorable votes. There was also an abstention. Meanwhile, Senator Ricardo Lagos We…

In the midst of a tense session, Manuel José Ossandón became the new President of the Senate after winning 28 votes. Meanwhile, Felipe Kast received 21 accessions. In addition to the official support, Ossandón was supported by Castro Prieto (PSC), Rojo Edwards (PSC), María José Gatica (RN) and Carmen Gloria Aravena (Republican Party). Subsequently, with 49 senators present, 26 voted for PPD Senator Ricardo Lagos Weber and 23 for Iván Moreira (UD…

In addition, the Senate Chamber elected Senator Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD) as the new vice president of the Corporation, who won 26 votes in favour, while Senator Iván Moreira (UDI) received 23 votes.