Chile: Politics and Governance

Chile is a unitary presidential republic with a president serving as both head of state and government, elected to a four-year term, and a bicameral National Congress composed of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The current constitutional framework dates to 1980, amended repeatedly since the return to democracy, with recent efforts to draft a new constitution reflecting ongoing debate over the country's political and social framework.

Contemporary politics have been shaped by social movements addressing inequality, pension and education reform, and the long process of addressing human rights violations committed during the military dictatorship period.