translated from Spanish: Sebastián Piñera: “The social pact under which we had lived was broken”

During Sunday night President Sebastián Piñera referred to the press about the current context, and read a statement without accepting any further questions. In the instance, he indicated that the Government had heard the voice of the citizens and that “in the last four weeks Chile has changed”. In that vein he indicated that “The social pact under which we had lived was broken”, so it was necessary to sign a social pact that healed the wounds. It was also noted that “We must all condemn violence, wherever it comes from, because we know that violence only breeds more violence.” The Chair also thanked civil society organizations for joining “the path of peace and unity” and reiterated their commitment to HRDs, noting that “there will be no impunity”. However, he thanked the Army, the IDP, Firefighters and Carabinieri, stating that “on strenuous and often violent days, they risked their lives and their physical integrity to protect our lives and our lives”, adding that “unfortunately and despite regret of the firm commitment and all the precautions we took – not just the Government, but also our Armed forces and Order – to protect the human rights of all, in some cases the protocols were not respected, there was excessive use of force, abuses or crimes and everyone’s rights were not respected.” Returning to the agreement for the realization of a new Constitution, he expressed his assurance that this agreement has broad support from the public and thanked the parliamentarians who “managed to overcome their historical differences” and “put the interests of Chile ahead.” With regard to the economy, it stated that there had been great damage that would mean that the last four weeks would have a cost to Chile’s economy, but also indicated that chile was healthy, and with robust pillars. On pensions, the Chair said that the idea of the government was to go beyond 20% initially proposed for the basic solidarity pension. “Our intention is to move beyond the proposed 20% increase, but responsibly and through a path with graduality,” he said. It should be remembered that the representative met this Sunday afternoon with his Political Committee and with the presidents of the parties of Chile Vamos, Jacqueline van Rysselberghe (UDI), Hernán Larraín (Evópoli) and Mario Desbordes (RN), in which they analyzed the historical agreement to develop a new constitution.

Original source in Spanish