Chilean presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast signed a reform that makes illicit substance intake a ground for dismissal from office. He said the measure has to be rigid. Lawmaker Mulet asked that a bill clearing the way for forfeiture without conviction be advanced right away and pledged quick action on the drug removal measure.

Jorge Alessandri's absence alongside coalition allies was coordinated, Jorge Alessandri stated, framing it as a deliberate statement. The alliance aimed to highlight tensions over the new measures.

The Globe and Mail reported that the Mapuche unrest has entered a perilous phase under a Kast presidency. The growing unrest strains his bill package as civic friction grows. Analysts say that policy delay could intensify the unrest for the next government.