translated from Spanish: President Piñera ruled out running for a third presidential term in the future

In conversation with the Channel 13 Central Table program, Piñera explained that she believes that the two periods she is serving in La Moneda are sufficient, setting as an example the decision of former President Michelle Bachelet, about not reposting to the armchair presidential election for the third time. In addition, he referred to the resignation of Chile’s ambassador to Argentina, Sergio Urrejola, who informed him of the decision by letter last August. The representative confirmed that the resignation of the diplomatic envoy was accepted, and that his replacement will be unveiled after the Trans-Andean presidential election. In the same vein, he confessed that he “did not expect this resignation”, and that independent of who governs the Trans-Andean country in the future “I will always seek the best relations with a brothercountry”. On the other hand, he was consulted on the constitutional accusation filed against the Minister of Education, Marcela Cubillos, reiterating that it has no basis. In this regard, the head of state reiterated that Cubillos has complied with the laws and the Constitution, and that he hopes that the libel will not be approved by the Chamber of Deputies.Piñera also argued that the project to reduce working hours to 40 hours is a bad initiative , which will affect employment and wages, announcing that it will convene a table with all sectors to “enrich” the Government’s job modernization proposal.

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