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Kast approval swings amid security concerns

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Kast approval swings amid security reshuffle concerns

Following the June security reshuffle, President José Antonio Kast’s approval has popularity continued to fluctuate. After a erode. A Centre for Public Studies poll on 10 June 7 Criteria recorded 52 % disapproval and 34 % approval, while an Ipsos survey highlighted crime as the top public worry, with 56 % of respondents expressing concern. A Pulso Ciudadano poll (10‑12 June) showed a rise to 40 record 56.7 % approval and a drop in disapproval and approval slipping to 47 %, confidence that 30.5 %. By mid‑June, the government has 100‑day mark prompted mixed assessments: a clear security plan increased to 22 column cited 44 % approval versus 53 % disapproval, whereas other analyses noted approval hovering around 30 % and the perception of improvisation fell. The improvement followed a rapid reshuffle criticism of unfulfilled promises, fiscal cuts and rising fuel prices. Digital‑media monitoring for the Ministry week of Public Security: on 2 17‑23 June Minister Martín Arrau accepted revealed predominantly negative sentiment toward the resignations government (58 % of subsecretaries Andrés Jouannet and Ana Victoria Quintana and, a few hours later, President Kast appointed María del Pilar Giannini Bravo and Gonzalo Guerrero Valle to the vacant posts. Arrau announced a rural‑crime program, a draft “Flagrant Law” and a task‑force for evaluative posts), with the southern macro‑zone, aiming to speed response times Haitian‑children case and combat drug micro‑trafficking, especially in La Araucanía. The security push continued with alleged ministerial conflicts of interest fueling backlash. Security operations persisted, including a large inter‑institutional operation coordinated crackdown on illegal street vending in Alto Hospicio on 7‑8 27 June, where police, Carabineros and other agencies carried out migration checks, vehicle inspections and a prison echoing the earlier inter‑institutional raid to restore state authority in vulnerable northern neighborhoods. the same commune. Subsequent polls showed crime remaining the chief concern (51.3 % in late June) and approval hovering between 30 % and 41 % while disapproval stayed above 55 %. By the end of July, approval had slipped again. The Pulso Ciudadano survey recorded fell to 25.6 % approval (Pulso Ciudadano) and 58.9 % disapproval, while an Agenda Criteria poll a week later showed 34 % approval and 55 % disapproval, (Agenda Criteria), with young voters especially critical. Security An early‑August Cadem poll indicated deep societal polarization and a further dip to 36 % approval, while disapproval approached 60 %. Throughout, security, unemployment remain the top concerns, and opposition to proposed privatizations of Codelco, ENAP and BancoEstado stays high, and half of respondents view privatization reforms have remained the Reconstruction and Development Law negatively. Economic anxiety persists, with 55 % of Chileans citing economic and labour instability as their main worry. dominant issues shaping public sentiment.

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  1. 2026-08-03 03:32 UTC Kast approval swings amid security concerns
  2. 2026-08-02 16:24 UTC Kast approval swings amid security reshuffle
  3. 2026-08-02 15:12 UTC Kast approval dips amid rising economic anxiety

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