translated from Spanish: Boric: “The question is who is the most competitive candidate to beat the right and who represents the forces of change”

Gabriel Boric, deputy for Magellan and presidential candidate for A aprueba Dignidad, said in a conversation with Radio Cooperativa that he did not feel “cornered” by the appearance of new presidential options, and he said that the presidential race is not only about the candidates, but also about those who will form an eventual government. Asked about the appearance of The President of the Senate, Yasna Provoste in the race to La Moneda and the possibility of the People’s List lifting a candidacy, Boric said that “I do not feel in any case cornered” and highlighted the high participation in the primary elections with which he was anominated as a candidate, which he said , gave sufficient legitimacy to his choice. Of Provoste’s appearance, the parliamentarian said that “I have a good opinion of Yasna Provoste, I respect her career and I think she is an important figure today,” but he said that “this is not about names, it’s about those who accompany us.” The question today is who is the most competitive candidate to beat the right and who represents the forces of change,” he added. In another matter, the candidate said that he hopes that there will be a common parliamentary list between the Broad Front and the PC and that it will open up the possibility of participation to independent candidates. On the role of his challenger in the primaries, Recoleta Mayor Daniel Jadue, Boric said that “we have not defined his specific role yet.” Regarding a possible rapprochement with humanist party deputy Pamela Jiles, the congressman ruled out the option and said that “there is no agreement on ideas.”

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