President of Chile, gabriel boricis much more lonely at this hour. He had to accept the resignation of his right hand with resignation. Giorgio Jackson. The departure of a personal friend from his days of student unrest is a political defeat that deepens his weakness. According to a recent survey, 62% of people disapprove of their government.
Jackson resigns as Secretary of State Social Development in order to avoid far right offensive This further erodes the government’s maneuverability. The Republican Party, the hegemonic power in the Constituent Assembly, was to present a constitutional charge against the minister on Monday. This Saturday, he announced that he was giving up on that attack. In fact, it had achieved its purpose.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to work under your authority,” Jackson said in a thank you and also resignation message to his fellow president. The outgoing minister was one of the designers of the roadmap that led Boric to the presidency as the banner of the Broad Front, one of the forces of the ruling left coalition. Jackson had previously held the Presidency General’s Office in the role of liaison between the Executive and Parliament, which he left after the first major downturn of the Boric term and was criticized for: the electoral coup that halted elections last September. promulgation of a progressive Constitution.
reasons for resignation
Regarding the economic and social initiatives pending, 36-year-old Jackson said: “The opposition has decided to use my cabinet presence as a political excuse not to respond to the public’s urgency and not move forward with the reforms Chile needs.” said. To that end, Republicans and their fellow travelers on the traditional right added, “they were exposed to lies, insults and slanderJackson hinted at one of the weirdest episodes of recent weeks: The theft of 23 computers and a safe in the ministry for which he is responsible. The former minister recalled that the enemies would not be able to provide “any evidence linking me to any crime.” However, his fate was already determined by another incident involving state funds sent to foundations close to the ruling party.
Jackson claims he has been subjected to an “injustice” that he cannot reverse, and that he has come to a situation that complicates the Executive Power. He said the resignation was intended to “contribute” to an improvement in the “political climate”. In his latest attempt to support Jackson, Boric had demanded that the charges against him be “seriously” formulated and “verified” in front of “relevant examples”. This did not happen.
continue the offensive
“Jackson is leaving without any responsibility,” said Republican Senator Rojo Edwards. The far right demands more changes from the president. “This decision should mean the first step for Türkiye” remove all corrupt from government That they kidnapped him”. The same thing suggested José Carlos Meza, the assistant of that field. “I hope that’s it, helm government and change the way you govern, as if you had a majority in Congress.”
The crisis came one month after the 50th anniversary of the coup against Salvador Allende. This event marked a turning point in Chilean history and is now the subject of vigorous debate with the rise of the far right, including the dictator’s claim. Augusto Pinochet.