The new cabinet: Piñerismo

CHILE - Report 23 Jan 2018 by Robert Funk

In presidential systems, and especially in those with coalition governments, cabinet formation takes on different meanings. People watch for how cabinet posts are distributed among political parties, how close to gender parity the cabinet is, what the ideological leanings of individual ministers might be, and potential conflicts of interest, among other issues. When President Bachelet announced her cabinet four years ago, poor vetting forced the then-president-elect to make several changes. This week the new president-elect, Sebastián Piñera, announced his first cabinet, and there are several takeaways from the announcement.

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