El Mercurio
El Mercurio is a daily newspaper based in Santiago and one of Chile's oldest and most influential titles. It is known for a conservative, centre-right editorial orientation and provides extensive coverage of national and international news, politics, and economics.
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Editorial perspective of El Mercurio
El Mercurio is generally regarded as right-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments.
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