translated from Spanish: Provoste ruled out resigning as president of the Senate “as long as I am a pre-candidate”: “I have never allowed myself to be scraoned by the right”

Yasna Provoste reiterated her position on staying in the position of president of the Senate. This, in response to the statement issued by parliamentarians from Chile Vamos, who called for his resignation after his candidacy for the presidency was confirmed. “We firmly believe that the role played by the highest representatives of the three branches of government must remain an institutional role that cannot be conditioned by electoral interests,” the pro-government representatives said. In this regard, Provoste maintained that “effectively when you work full-time as a candidate you are more likely than not to do so. The responsibility as president of the Senate is also very demanding, because there are a number of meetings that are not seen. Obviously if I were opposition or constrictive, I would expect you to stay in the role of president of the Senate, but I am in this role because the opposition has a majority in the Senate and it was our peers who gave us this responsibility,” he said. With this, he indicated that “it is a conversation that we will have collectively tomorrow,” he replied. However, when asked again about this issue in “The Voice of those who are left over,” the congresswoman indicated that she will not resign “as long as she is a pre-candidate.” “I’ve never let myself be scrapered on the right, so let them stay quiet no more,” he said.

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