translated from Spanish: “Comrade, not Alone”: DC Militants Issue statement in support of Deputy Raúl Soto

A group of politicians, representatives and former authorities of Christian Democracy (DC) issued a public statement to support the questioned Deputy Raúl Soto, an outcast from the Working Committee of the lower house for the DC bench. The document was signed by personalities such as Senator Yasna Provoe, or the former president of the “Phalanx”, Myriam Verdugo, emphasizing the bravery and consequence of the parliamentarian. In the text they point out that “political action is determined by acts rather than by words. It is the actions, their coherence and their bravery that determine and forge the character of a politician. That’s what we see in our friend, comrade and deputy Raúl Soto. Coherence, consequence and bravery. Place above the individual and selfish interests the higher good. ” In the same line, they add that “their attitude in the Commission that presides and that had to resolve the income of the bill of reform law and its vote in the session of the Chamber of Deputies are the reflection of how it acts a Christian Democrat. Looking at the best for the country. ” In addition, the statement states that “Chile needs a Christian democracy that acts clearly and respects its status as opposition party and its political domicile in the Chilean left center.” The signatories of the letter also express: “Comrade Raul Soto, here we are to tell you that you are not alone, to tell you that your act prides and obliges us. Here we are to accompany and welcome him, with the fraternity that some forgot clouded by the power and the policy of agreements that do not benefit the great national majorities. ” It should be recalled that Soto was removed by the DC seat of the presidency of the Working Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, after voting against the idea of legislating the pension reform project, both in the Commission and in the Chamber. The president of the DC, Fuad Chahín, said Saturday that the decision to remove Soto, by Gabriel Ascencio, head of the “Falangist”, “has to do with the statements, with the absolutely unfair insults (de Soto), with Enlodar his comrades Party in an incomprehensible way, without any justification (…) That has irritated the rest of the deputies. ” Finally, Chahín ruled that “this can be solved, I hope you spend the district week, calm your spirits, and you can solve”, but for this, “Raúl (Soto) has to rectify what he said and his behavior, he is a contribution, a valuable person.”

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