translated from Spanish: Provoste after Bellolio’s sayings: “I am left with the commitment we have signed to be able to review the social protection policy”

During this day the new Senate table headed by Yasna Provoste met with President Sebastián Piñera where he addressed the possible postponement of the elections where he asserted that “the most important thing is the protection of people’s lives”The President of the Senate saw with good eyes the meeting with the representative and asserted that “we value the meeting and the commitments we have made.” We have pointed out our readiness to what the President after listening to the advisory council and scientific societies to be able to postpone the election process, to be able to review that initiative because for us the most important thing is the protection of people’s lives and reviewing social policies and that is something that the president has expressed his full willingness to do so.” Provoste also addressed the sayings made by the spokesman of government, Jaime Bellolio, who accused the opposition of doing a “blackmail” to support the change of elections to what he replied to “I am left with what has been the meeting with the president that has been a meeting with a high standard of view with the purpose of placing people at the center of our concerns.” I am left with the commitment we have signed up to be able to review social protection policy and we will do so from parliament with the representation of all the forces that are present in that space,” he said.

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