Government Transition

First frictions between Boric government and Kast team over public readjustment

18 december 2025 Rapporterad av AI Bild genererad av AI

Gabriel Boric's government included provisions in the public sector readjustment bill restricting civil servant dismissals, drawing criticism from president-elect José Antonio Kast's team, who call them a breach of trust. Arturo Squella, Republican Party president, warned that these measures undermine relations between administrations. The executive defends them as formalizing existing rules.