Chile: Gabriel Boric warns that the demands that caused the social outbreak in the country are “still in force”

This was announced on Monday the day before by Chilean President Gabriel Boric. third anniversary of the so-called social explosionthat the demands that sparked the protest are “still relevant” throughout the country.

“The basic demands and the underlying discomfort that the people of Chile have expressed over the outbreak is something that still stands and we must continue to take responsibility,” the president acknowledged in a formal act.

borik He confirmed that his government is working on a “solution” to the “pressing needs of the population” in terms of security, cost of living, pensions, dignity or health. On the same Monday the President Chile participated in the opening of the Quillota-Petorca bi-provincial hospital in the Valparaiso region.

The Chilean government, together with the carabinieri, coordinated the deployment of about 25,000 agents, about 5,000 in Santiago alone, for the mobilization and marches that will take place tomorrow on the occasion of the third anniversary of the social outbreak, the first in the history of the administration of Gabriel Boric.

This Tuesday’s date is marked by recent attacks on several police officers, including Sergeant Carlos Retamal Jacques, who died last week in an operation, as well as the latest warnings from various members of the government, including Boric, about who will relentlessly pursue violent behavior and crimes. .

Boric criticized “conservative circles” who are “trying to pretend that nothing happened” and called for “getting out of the petty struggle, the war of declarations.” “We are driven by urgent causes: fight crime, rebuild neighborhoods for people and their families, and promote economic revitalization, especially with small and medium-sized enterprises, to move forward with dignity and rights,” he said.

Chilean demonstration

This third anniversary is the first since borik is in La Moneda, and the opposition has already committed itself to remembering the past of some of the new authorities, whom it accuses of not condemning the protests that led to riots and clashes with police.

Last year’s anniversary mobilization resulted in at least two deaths and around 450 detentions, as well as looting and various acts of violence after the march was largely peaceful.

On October 18, 2019, Chileans took to the streets en masse to protest the increase in public transport prices, initiating months-long protests that channeled public discontent over overwhelming inequality. The demands quickly escalated, and one of the main ones was the development of a new Constitution, since the one in force at that time dated back to the dictatorship Augusto Pinochet.

The then President Sebastian Pineradeclared a state of emergency and a curfew to suppress the mobilization. While the demands of the citizens were not initially heeded, the role of the security forces, especially the Carabinieri, was widely criticized and investigated by Chilean and international organizations, which pointed to numerous and egregious cases of human rights violations. .

Popularity continues to fall

Presidential leadership approval ChileGabriel Boric fell below 30 percent, to its lowest level ever, according to a new Cadem survey released this Sunday.

The latest polls show that only 27 percent of those polled approve of the way Boric is running his government in the country, gather the media. BioBioChile.

The numbers reflect a six percentage point drop in public opinion from the previous week’s poll. In addition, 65 percent of those surveyed indicated that they disapprove of the leadership Gabriel Boricwho was barely eight months old head of state.

(According to Europe Press)