Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Tuesday carried out the first cabinet reshuffle of his administration and removed from their posts the Security Minister, Trinidad Steinert, and the Government Spokesperson, Mara Sedini, in a reorganization that amounts to the fastest ministerial adjustment in Chile since the return to democracy in 1990. The decision comes just over two months after the inauguration of the far-right president, against a backdrop of falling presidential approval to around 40% and an increase in public disapproval to 60%.

Chile’s president is facing declining approval and a series of questions about his capacity to lead the country.

El Presidente tomó la decisión durante la jornada luego de varios cuestionamientos a la titular de Seguridad. El ajuste será esta jornada, cerca de las 20.00. Claudio Alvarado…