The opposition insists on advancing a comprehensive reform of the political systemensuring that it is a key issue and that it may even end up being «the most relevant reform» of the administration of President Gabriel Boric.
Although these days security-related projects have taken over the opposition’s legislative agenda, they coincide with the president of the Lower House, the communist Karol Cariolathat «You can walk and eat gum at the same time».
The insistence of the right also comes after the statements of the President himself, who stated that the Executive will promote «an agreement between the different political forces that includes the vast majority of them, hopefully all«.
Regarding this, the deputy Ximena Ossandónhead of the RN bench, warned that «there is a transversal process that the political system must be evaluated, and as the President said, who at Enade made the commitment that it would be in his Government, Hopefully in our next parliamentary elections this will be something that is established«.
Along these lines, your UDI pair Juan Antonio Coloma stated that what they are trying to do «is walk and eat gum at the same time, and progress can be made in reform without neglecting a reform that is perhaps not as sexy as the reform of the political systembut that is essential to be able to reach agreements».
«The Executive also has an opportunity to carry out a reform that, considering the twists and turns of life, and that may end up being the most relevant reform of President Boric’s government«, analyzed the parliamentarian.
OFFICIALISM PRESENTS ITS DOUBTS TO THE PROJECT
From the ruling party, the deputy Gonzalo Winter (CS) He stressed that although «we have to move forward, the conversation has been fetishized. There are many people now who believe that there is a magic button that can be pressed, called the political system, and everything that everyone does not like about politics changes on its own.»
«We cannot go back to what a binomial 2.0 system would meanthat I believe that would be to weaken democracy and not deepen it,» pointed out, for her part, the representative Alejandra Placencia (PC).
While his pair Jaime Arayahead of the PPD Caucus, accused that «this has nothing to do with three or four parties monopolizing political activity,» ensuring that their progress now «it would be deeply undemocratic«.
«We found out from the press that there were some actors here who were secretly talking about this very transcendental topic. It should definitely be left for the next legislature. If they have had the audacity to negotiate secretly and in the dark a pact to take over Congress, I am clear that has no qualms about postponing the need for citizens«questioned the parliamentarian.
«WE NEED TO PROMOTE A LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO FACE THE ATOMIZATION OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM»
In the Government, the minister general secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Elizaldecommented that any reform that is carried out always has to deepen democracy and assured that They are getting to know the opinion of the different political sectors.
«President Boric was clear in his speech at Enade: we need to promote a legal framework to confront the atomization of the political system, but that cannot mean that a very important form of social character is not addressed.In fact, social reforms give greater legitimacy to political reforms,» said the Secretary of State.
Finally, he revealed that they are «just in the process of consulting the different political actors to collect their proposals. Any reform of the political system must have as its central axis having a higher quality democracy«.