{
  "id": 11236148,
  "title": "Chile Loses Three Regional Secretaries in One Day as Kast Government Exits Reach 52",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/chile-loses-three-regional-secretaries-in-one-day-as-kast-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:52:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/chile-three-seremis-resign-52-exits-under-kast-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On 30 September, three senior regional officials resigned from President José Antonio Kast's Chilean government, marking the 52nd departure from the administration, according to La Tercera and Meganoticias. These officials are collectively known as seremis.\n\nSebastián Norambuena, the housing secretary for Santiago Metropolitan Region, resigned first, with his departure taking effect on the same day. The nature of his resignation is unclear, with sources citing either voluntary resignation or a request for his exit due to low confidence and missed targets.\n\nHours later, Kattia Durán, the social development secretary for the same region, also stepped down, citing family reasons for her departure, effective from 1 October.\n\nLater on the same day, Juan Carlos Meléndez Santelices, the secretary in the O'Higgins Region, announced his resignation with immediate effect, though the reason for his departure was not specified by the Ministry of Economy.\n\nThese resignations continue a trend of senior officials leaving Kast's administration. The total number of departures has fluctuated across different news outlets, with some counting more seremis and others including undersecretaries and provincial delegates in the total. The pace of these resignations has increased recently, with seven departures recorded in September alone. The government does not publish a running tally of resignations, relying instead on reports from Chilean newsrooms. The exact outcomes for the ousted officials and the timeline for their replacements remain uncertain.",
  "summary": "Three Chilean seremis resign in one day as the count of officials leaving President Kast's government reaches 52. Who left, why, and who replaces them. The post Chile Loses Three Regional Secretaries in One Day as Kast Government Exits Reach 52 appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [
    "Three senior regional officials resign from Chilean government on 30 September.",
    "Sebastián Norambuena, housing secretary, resigns first, citing unclear reasons.",
    "Three resignations occur in one day, marking 52 departures for Kast government."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}