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Resounding approval of pension withdrawal in Chile leaves the government without support

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Friday's overwhelming approval in the Chilean Parliament of a bill that allows citizens to withdraw 10% of their pension funds early left the government of conservative Sebastián Piñera alone in its attempt to stop the measure in the courts.

The parliamentarians, among them some members of the ruling party, endorsed with 119 votes in favor, 17 against, a bill that seeks to help the depleted Chilean middle class face the economic crisis caused by the pandemic; a measure that has great popular support -more than 90% of the citizens, according to surveys.

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