Politics of Chile

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 - With no internal competition and a fractured camp on the other side of the ideological spectrum, former Chilean leader Sebastián Piñera holds the lead in the earliest of presidential polls before this November's election.

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.

SANTIAGO, Chile - Isabel Allende Bussi, the first female leader in the 83-year history of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS) and daughter of famed former leader Salvador Allende, has said that she will present herself as a candidate on behalf of her party in the 2017 presidential election.