Despite the fact that the arrival of the communist deputy Karol Cariola at the front of the Lower House is part of the administrative agreement signed by the majority of parliamentarians on March 11, the PDG questioned the legislator for her role as spokesperson in the The Approve campaign and the DC criticized the PC for not rejecting the complaint against the former director of the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH), Sergio Micco.
The refusal of his appointment has even been reflected on social networks, where, as detailed to The counter José Thomas Fernandez, director of analysis at Socialtrack, “the volume of mentions of the positive hashtag #YoEstomConKarolCariola fails to surpass its negative counterpart in terms of mentions.”
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Given this, in conversation with the program “Estado Nacional” of TVNthe President of the Socialist Party (PS) Paulina Vodanovic, came out against the criticism of deputy Cariola, reaffirming the commitment of her community —part of the ruling party— with the parliamentary agreement.
“In politics, one acts out of conviction and one of the things that counts is the word,” said Vodanovic, emphasizing that Karol Cariola is a deputy from a government party (Communist Party – I Approve Dignity) and therefore “has our full support.” .
“We socialist parliamentarians have been of a single line,” said the official helmsman, adding that those who oppose Cariola’s appointment “do not agree that a PC militant” reaches the presidency of the Chamber and that in his opinion ” It’s a political exploit.”
“This of the presidency of the Chamber is within the order of correlation, it is an authority of the Republic, but the role is administrative, ordering the benches and projects. Therefore it is not a solitary role, it is collective. This to say that It is not going to provide real stability, which is a prejudice that I think has to do with the fact that (Karol Cariola) is a communist and a woman,” Vodanovic said.
The person who also referred to the subject, in the same television space, was the recently elected president of Social Convergence —the party of President Gabriel Boric—, Diego Ibáñez, expressing that he has the impression that “we are facing a questioning and a certain prejudice to a deputy who is from the CP, who is the most voted in Chile and for the fact of having been a spokesperson for the Approve command there are certain sectors that are punishing her”.
“Here we are with a very distorted vision by a deputy who gives all the guarantees to this government and to the right to lead a Chamber and put the projects on the table,” Ibáñez pointed out.
It is worth mentioning that, despite stating that it is a discussion that is taking place in Parliament, the spokeswoman for La Moneda, Camila Vallejo —also a communist militant— warned that in the face of “widespread distrust in institutions” it is necessary for Congress to respect the agreements . “In politics, the pledged word has to have a value. And how is that value given to the pledged word? Fulfilling the agreements and commitments,” said the head of the Segegob, after the cabinet council this Friday.
Meanwhile, senator and militant of the Christian Democracy (DC) Iván Flores —former president of the Lower House— asked the PC “not to tear clothes” in view of the possibility that the Christian Democrats fail to comply with the agreement, since he says that his party they have done the same thing to him “several times”.
