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Both presidents have important similarities in their political careers and ideals.
They were persistent in achieving the goal of being elected.
López Obrador, on three occasions; Allende, on four.
Both of his supporters were baptized with other names, The Chicho is Salvador Allende, AMLO is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
One hundred percent democrats, firm promoters of social justice and giving attention to the people, have always been their priorities.
Representatives of the left, with great capacity to unite wills and unity.
A lifetime of social and political struggle.
They share this dignity and commitment to their nations, always putting the interests of their people above personal gain.
Both have left a historic legacy.
The coup d’état in Chile, led by General Pinochet, fell on Tuesday, 51 years ago, in 1973.
His memory and commemoration are as moving as the first day.
There were 17 years of dictatorship, all difficult, dangerous, with death upon the Chileans, especially among the supporters of Allende and his Popular Unity.
Torture houses, concentration camps, forced disappearances, executions, exile.
In 1990 Chile began the process of returning to democracy.
This September 11 in the United Mexican States, Salvador Allende would undoubtedly support the president of Mexico in his effort titanic
which involves the reform of justice.
Allende had a Congress with a majority opposed to his government; the Judiciary also did so.
The Supreme Court persistently opposed the application of laws, decrees and resolutions of the Salvador Allende government, then during the dictatorship it was a service
of General Pinochet; the ministers of the Court declared time and again that the appeals of habeas corpus requesting protection and relief against illegal detentions by state agents, hundreds of appeals were rejected.
The Supreme Court in Chile ceased to be a power of the State, it became an instrument of spurious, criminal and illegal interests, before and after September 11, 1973.
In 1996, Chile embarked on a profound process of justice reform. Curious fact: it was not part of President Frei’s government program; this objective was established shortly after his administration began. Citizens demanded better, easier, transparent, timely and expeditious justice.
Constitutional reforms were implemented to end privileges inherited from the Pinochet dictatorship, including: ministers remained in office for life.
The retirement age was set at 75. This made it possible to elect a significant number of new members of the Supreme Court and to remove trusted ministers appointed by Pinochet.
No minister or judge in Chile has been criminally investigated or convicted for their responsibility in the denial of justice during the dictatorship.
In the process of reforming the Chilean justice system, the procedure for appointing Supreme Court ministers was also modified. The current system established that the Supreme Court sent a letter to the President of the Republic. cinchona
–five names of candidates– and the president chose from that list; if he did not like any of the candidates, the process was repeated.
The system for appointing ministers was reformed by incorporating the Legislative Branch, through the Senate, which must approve the proposal sent by the President of the Republic, very similar to the one in force in Mexico.
Today the system of appointment of ministers of the Supreme Court in Chile, suffers severe and serious turbulence, a crisis of influence peddling, corruption and money laundering, as a result of the case audios
recording of a talk
of an important lawyer, who put the justice system, politicians and influential people, until now from the right, in check with thousands of WhatsApp messages on his cell phone.
In comparative law there are various systems for appointing judges, magistrates and ministers of courts; none of them is infallible to failures, attacks and pressures.
There is, of course, the popular election of magistrates, judges and relevant officials.
President López Obrador’s diagnosis of the administration of justice in the Republic, President Allende would say, is correct and the reform is necessary.
* Grandson of Congresswoman Laura Allende, sister of President Allende
