National Renewal

SANTIAGO, Chile - With a softening of his rhetoric and nods to the progressive sectors of Chile, conservative former leader Sebastián Piñera (2010-2014) defeated the left-leaning Alejandro Guillier in the run-off vote.

With the votes tallied, Piñera came out the clear winner with 54.5 percent compared to Guillier's 45.4 percent, a margin of victory that was much larger than expected.

SANTIAGO, Chile - Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has announced his candidacy for the presidency after being away from the nation's top political office since 2014 and will be considered the favorite to emerge victorious in his center-right coalition's primaries.

SANTIAGO, Chile - The Chilean Chamber of Deputies has given the green light to the formation of a commission that will investigate former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera's investments after news emerged that one of his companies invested in a Peruvian fishing business which benefited from a maritime decision in a case involving the two nations.

"All of those whose homes were destroyed will get new ones," Serbia's Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, said, pledging national renewal following the recent disastrous flooding.

Vucic said the government will help share the costs of restoring damaged and ruined homes and the owners will receive supplies and appliances.