The Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Carolina Tohá, addressed this weekend the first year of the administration of President Gabriel Boric at the helm of the country and what it becomes for this 2023 notifying the difficulties they have faced, ratifying that the Government must “update the promise before the people of Chile”.
The secretary of state indicated in an interview with El Mercurio that what has cost this administration is the same as what has happened with the two previous governments: adapting the plan with the country reality they receive, analyzing the changes, added to a persistent fragmentation of the two official coalitions.
According to Tohá, the Executive has managed to assume before the other two administrations the difficulties of governing a country and make the necessary readjustment to its campaign promises. “We arrived at the first anniversary with those costs already paid and that learning bearing its first fruits,” he added.
Likewise, the head of Interior stressed that during this administration Chile will not be changed, but that objectives that are necessary and long awaited will be achieved, such as a new fiscal pact, a new pension system, to which is added to leave an updated and strong institutionality in the field of security.
In the same vein, he added that the Executive will seek to carry out the decentralization process; health reform; to be a reference in green economy with lithium and green hydrogen; and end the term with a Constitution that is legitimate in democracy. “It’s no small thing and it’s totally possible,” Toha said.
The second year begins
For this second year of government, Tohá is clear in the message that the Executive must give to the citizens: “Update the promise before the people of Chile and update the alliance that supports it.” This is due to the changes that the country constantly presents and that must be incorporated into the original plan.
In addition, he stressed the importance of the approval of pension and tax reforms to strengthen the Executive, since, in his opinion, it is a litmus test for the democratic system. For Tohá, the rejection of these initiatives will open the doors to populisms of the left and right; as well as the caudillismos and the parties of occasion.
50 years of the coup d’état
One of the most important events that the government will experience is the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état. The eyes of many organizations and political movements are watching what measures they will take from La Moneda. In recent days there has been talk about the closure of the Punta Peuco prison, where uniformed personnel convicted of human rights violations during the dictatorship are held.
In this regard, Tohá said she was impressed by the moment she will find herself for this date, since her father, José Tohá, was the minister of the government of Salvador Allende a few months before the coup d’état.
The Secretary of State said that 50 years is the opportunity to reaffirm the value of democracy and human rights so that those events are not repeated.
“The current threats to democracy are different from those of 50 years ago, but the recipes to face them are not so different: build solid majorities, take care of institutions, take care of democracy and give them the ability to improve people’s lives,” he added.
When referring to the eventual closure of Punta Peuco, he lowered his profile indicating that there are no plans in this area, since prison priorities are elsewhere.
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