The idea was to iron out rough edges and define how to work in the future in the face of the next public account and reforms of interest, such as the pension, tax and health reforms. The meeting ended with a consensus to form a “government alliance”, create a committee of general secretaries, a rotating spokesperson and avoid conflicts over the press.
Minutes before 7:00 p.m. The conclave of the ruling party ended at the Cerro Castillo Palace in Viña del Mar, in the Valparaíso region.
Although at press time the president’s final words are still awaited while a cocktail is served, the general secretary of the Socialist Party (PS), Camilo Escalona, spoke with the press and delivered part of the points main agreement.
According to what he said, there was consensus on the idea of building a government alliance between the two coalitions in power, I Approve Dignity (the PC plus the Broad Front) and Democratic Socialism (the traditional center-left and the remnants of the Concertación).
Together with that, he added the idea of installing a rotating spokesperson that represents the alliance.
In addition, Escalona spoke of the idea of “establishing a committee of general secretaries to prepare the work of the conglomerate in the future” ;.
This would point to the existence of instances parallel to the enlarged political committees, in which the party presidents participate.
“The foundations are being laid for a proper government alliance”, concluded Escalona upon leaving the conclave.
“In other words, the support of President Boric is not only a declaration of good intentions, but also a political decision that is reflected in this idea”, closed.
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Insulza after conclave: “I think the phrase that without growth there is nothing to distribute prevailed a lot”
Also upon his departure, Senator José Miguel Insulza (PS) ratified the idea of the government alliance.
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“A single alliance, we have not given up on maintaining Democratic Socialism”, he said.
Along with that, he assured that the discussion focused on today’s issues, such as the security agreement, as well as economic matters.
“I believe that the phrase that without growth there is nothing that distributing predominated a lot”, he maintained.
Consulted about the frictions when talking about “the 30 years”, Insulza affirmed that he “ raised all the issues” but that there was no further discussion about that.
“Central issues are that we share the main issues of the government alliance, that we are going to work together to develop them as much as possible, that we are going to avoid the conflicts over newspapers”, he commented.
This Sunday’s instance was focused on official unity and brought together ministers, leaders, parliamentarians and party presidents.
Although it was expected to end after 8:00 p.m., the appointment ended more than an hour earlier because, according to Bío Bío sources, some issues were not discussed.