Until around midnight the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies held the vote in which it rejected the project promoted by the government that proposed a “limited” withdrawal of AFP funds.
With 68 votes in favor and 63 against, the Lower House decided not to support the Executive’s initiative, where it only had the support of the official Approve Dignity parties and some parliamentarians from the former coalition. Likewise, the Chamber rejected the fifth universal withdrawal, which had been raised by a group of parliamentarians and parliamentarians.
One of the deputies who voted in favor of both projects was the legislator of the Socialist Party, Marcos Ilabaca, who stated that this alternative “has been important so that citizens can face the hard times that the pandemic has implied” and that the rejected measure of the government was a “wake-up call” due to the low number of votes obtained, so “we are not going to get anywhere trying to carry out the government’s transformative program”.
“This implies that Jackson should calmly reflect on how he has developed the administration as minister. He should talk more, talk more. All the criticism regarding the second project was aimed at the way in which the process was carried out,” he said.
“I think one of the big losers was Minister Jackson,” he added.
Following the statements of the deputy for National Renewal, Jorge Durán, who demanded the resignation of Minister Jackson and Marcel for rejecting both projects, Ilabaca ruled out that the Secretaries of State should step aside.
“I don’t think it’s time to ask for the departure of any minister. I think they are just beginning. They are in a learning period. I hope that Minister Jackson reflects and improves the relations he has with the benches, which are the basis of the Government. of President Boric,” he concluded.
