The former president, Michelle Bachelet, finally agreed to lead the list of unity before the constituent process. This was confirmed by the president of the Socialist Party, Paulina Vodanovicafter holding a meeting with the x High Commissioner for Human Rights for the UN.
Bachelet’s decision was communicated by the PS helmsman in the middle of the plenary session of the Central Committee of the PS of Chile. “I am grateful that he has agreed to my request and is available to head the DC unit list to the PC and the loyal support to the Government of gabriel boric“Vodanovic said.
The socialists present at the meeting after a standing ovation, valued Bachelet’s disposition in a transversal way, highlighting that her figure can be the central axis of a united list so that once and for all the Constitution inherited from the civic dictatorship is changed military man.
Let us remember that the socialist world decides today the form that the electoral pact will have for the election of the future Constituent Councillors.
Plenum of the Central Committee of the @PSChile deciding for Chile the best. thank you @mbachelet have acceded to my request and are available to head unit list from DC to PC. And loyal support to @GabrielBoric pic.twitter.com/yqbPCzdvms
— Paulina Vodanovic (@pvodanovic) January 28, 2023
Request from a group of socialist deputies
The request for Bachelet to lead this unitary list of the opposition forces was born after the request of a group of socialist deputies
Deputy Daniel Manuchehri He pointed out that she constitutes a tremendous leadership “and has a lot to contribute in this historic process that will begin.”
According to Manouchehri, the former president would have expressed her availability to lead an eventual pact, if there is a single list among the government parties. That would be her condition to be a candidate for constitutional counselor. Something that was settled this day.
Other figures of socialism such as the Minister General Secretary of the Presidency, Ana Lya Uriarte They were cautious in commenting on the matter: “Since I was her minister and then chief of staff of her government, I have been very respectful of what the former president wants to say or do. I am not aware of a public definition, therefore, I am not I can take care of transcendents, ”he said.
For his part, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Carlos Montes He added that “after having been president twice, she has to define very well what steps she is taking. If she is indeed considering it, it would be a great thing for Chile to have a single list and for President Bachelet to be part of that process. But she can do it in different ways, not just being a candidate. The most important thing is that we need unity, a lot of generosity, a lot of vision of the country with a historical perspective.”
Likewise, the president of the PS, Paulina Vodanovic, affirmed that they are working to achieve maximum unity. “We are playing for the unity of all the progressive forces, we are going to fight until the last minute, we want to be able to have a list from the DC to the PC, that we again rebuild that ancient alliance for this historic moment. It seems to us that today the maximum unity is necessary to confront the extreme right, the conservative forces that do not want there to be changes.
