the deputy Karol Cariola (PC) addressed the opposition’s accusations, which allude to “interventionism” by the Government and the President Gabriel Boric ahead of the plebiscite for the constitutional proposal, which will take place on September 4. In this regard, he stated that the criticisms against the President in this matter are “unfair.”
“The Government has started an information campaign that is what corresponds to it, carry out information processes for citizens and guarantee that it is a democratic and participatory process,” said Cariola in conversation with Tolerancia Cero de CNNChile.
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“Accusing that President Gabriel Boric is campaigning for an option seems unfair to me because in all his statements he has been tremendously careful, especially from the point of view of the role that the Government is playing,” added the PC legislator.
The Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency (Segpres), George Jacksonalso ruled out that the Government exercises interventionism.
“It seems to me that (the accusations) have no basis because the disregard of an opinion in the Comptroller’s Office refers to not occupying resources and not working time to demonstrate for a specific option and the government has fully complied with that,” he commented. in conversation with CHV News.
“When the President in the role of delivering the text of the new Constitution is so that people can say Approve or Reject and when they ask the President for a signature, he will never refuse, not doing so would be very contrary to the personality of the President” , he added.
“Perfectible” subjects
Congresswoman Cariola referred to the content of the new Constitution and indicated that certain content of the proposal is “perfectible.”
“I believe that the constitutional text is in no way a blank check and I believe that the constitutional text has content regarding different matters, some of which I have no doubt can be perfected,” Cariola said.
“I am convinced that this document, which is a basis for the new stage that Chile is going to face, can be perfected and it is a discussion that I am not closed to giving,” she added.
