CHILE · POLITICS
Key Facts
—The calendar: President José Antonio Kast delivers his first Cuenta Pública before Congreso Pleno in Valparaíso on Monday, June 1, 2026, the constitutional annual address.
—The Cadem read: The Plaza Pública Cadem survey released Thursday, with 1,002 cases across 165 communes, recorded approval at 39 percent and disapproval at 56 percent for the Kast government.
—The Codelco signal: The same Cadem release found 56 percent want Codelco to remain fully state-owned, 26 percent favour partial private opening, and 7 percent support full privatization.
