The new president of Chile's Christian Democrats (DC), Álvaro Ortiz, and former acting president Oscar Ramírez, sharply criticized the government during the 10th anniversary commemoration of Patricio Aylwin's death. They reaffirmed willingness to dialogue but rejected the imposition in discussing the National Reconstruction Plan. Ortiz stated the initiative has lost its original goal by becoming a miscellaneous law.
During the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of former President Patricio Aylwin's death, leaders of Chile's Christian Democrats (DC) intensified criticism of the government and the National Reconstruction Plan.
Oscar Ramírez, the party's former acting president, accused the president of being "more worried about dividing". He added: "We have to talk with the government, but we will also defend the social rights that have been acquired". Ramírez stressed dialogue without impositions: "not with impositions, not bringing a big package of laws, but let's agree beforehand".
Álvaro Ortiz, a deputy and the new DC president, stated the initiative "does not meet that expectation" and has become a "miscellaneous law". He explained: "As one reviews this government-presented project in greater depth, one realizes it mixes many things and therefore does not fulfill the true objective of this law".
While Ortiz had announced an appeal to the Constitutional Court over the megaproyect's miscellaneous nature, he opened to general approval last Friday. He also criticized the economic impact of government decisions: "they have indiscriminately dipped into the pockets of Chileans", affecting fuels, electricity, and the dignity of millions.
