Regional Council of Coquimbo
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- Regional Development Council of the IV Region
| Consejo Regional de la Región de Coquimbo | |
 Coat of arms of the Coquimbo Region | |
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| Formed | 1993 |
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| Jurisdiction | Coquimbo Region, Chile |
| Headquarters | La Serena, Chile |
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| Parent Regional legislative body | Regional Government of Coquimbo |
The Regional Council of the Coquimbo Region (Spanish: Consejo Regional de la Región de Coquimbo), commonly known as CORE Coquimbo, is the regional council of the Coquimbo Region in Chile. It serves as the normative, decision-making, and oversight body within the scope of the Regional Government of Coquimbo and is responsible for ensuring citizen participation at the regional level and exercising the powers conferred upon it by the relevant organic constitutional law.[1] Its headquarters are located in the city of La Serena.
The council is composed of 16 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's three provinces: 8 from Elqui Province, 4 from Limarí Province, and 4 from Choapa Province.[2] Councillors serve four-year terms and may be re-elected for a maximum of two additional terms. Until 2021, the council elected a president from among its members by absolute majority; following a constitutional reform enacted in 2020, the presidency of the regional council is held by law by the Regional Governor.[3]
