A cross-party group of lawmakers presented a bill on Friday to raise the bar for constitutional accusations. Chile's Republican Party backed the measure but also proposed restoring the pre-2022 constitutional amendment quorum.
On Friday, June 19, 2026, senators and deputies from UDI, RN, Evópoli, PS and FA unveiled the reform. The bill raises the required signatures from 10 to 20 and mandates a prior interpellation when the accused is a cabinet minister.
Republican Party president Senator Arturo Squella announced support for the proposed changes. He added that “we could agree to restore the constitutional quorum that was temporarily lowered a few years ago” and urged inclusion of that measure in the same reform.
Dissenting voices emerged within the party. Deputy Agustín Romero said the initiative aims to “make ACs more difficult,” while Deputy Javiera Rodríguez criticized the “shamelessness of the opposition.” The National Libertarian Party also questioned the timing of the proposal.
Senator Luciano Cruz Coke of Evópoli defended the bill, noting that constitutional accusations have become “an instrument of contingent political dispute.” RN deputy Diego Schalper stated that most Chileans view these actions as “a waste of time.”
