A group of senators and deputies from the Christian Democracy demanded that the Government of President Gabriel Boric put an immediate discussion on the project that establishes compulsory voting in the country. In fact, at a press point, Senator Ximena Rincón affirmed that “with regard to the negotiation of the agreement for the continuation of the constitutional process, we want to point out that we are NOT going to advance in any aspect, if it is not clearly and categorically agreed that In each one of the parts of this process and each one of the votes that we are going to face as a country, they will have to have a mandatory vote.”
in conversation with The counter, Rincón gave more details of the request and assured that the issue “is fundamental” to advance in the dialogues of the second half of the constitutional process.
“We are pointing out that any conversation on the constituent issue must consider the vote of the people of our country as a minimum requirement, in a mandatory manner for all the votes that we are going to have from now on, including those that are related to the process. constitutional,” he declared.
Faced with the possibility that the call is taken by the political spectrum as a “stagnation” towards the agreements, the legislator stressed that “not at all.”
“Different personalities have come out here to talk about what the bases of what an agreement should establish are, and we have laid a base that is fundamental for us. Why is it made a condition for us and not for others?” , he reflected.
“We have seen all kinds of people giving their opinion on the constitutional process. During these days we have seen everyone giving their opinion on the borders, the requirements, the minimum; well, we put a minimum that seems fundamental to us on the table,” he added.
In the event that this constitutional principle is not taken into consideration, Rincón ruled that “those who are negotiating have to be clear that this is a since for us. They will not count on our votes for an agreement if this issue is not in the agreement. “.
