Gabriel Boric begins to swallow the castor oil of a personal failure. An attempt to “never again” approach authoritarianism by signing the signatures of all Chilean political parties is slipping away from the horizon to commemorate Chile’s 50th anniversary. coup against Salvador Allende.
“I will not tire of insisting that this is good for Chile, so I hope all parties are willing.” Boric admits that “there are different impressions and visions of what happened in the past, and this is legitimate”. And although there are different criteria regarding the People’s Unity process and “no one” is in a position to “impose a single vision”, there is also a “historical truth ascertained” by the reports of the two countries. government commissions murdersenforced disappearances, political imprisonment and torture. “What we want is to think about the future, about how we will look at nature. democracy and how we dedicate ourselves to the boundless respect of the people. human rights: They will never be raped again in Chile because they think differently. That’s what we invite to games and we will continue to do that.”
But both Republicans are the leading far-right force. Jose Antonio Kast The Independent Democratic Union (UDI), National Renewal (RN) and other conservative expressions were reluctant to accept the invitation this Tuesday. This reluctance, according to the former president, is a result of the “toxic environment”. Michelle BacheletIt is about a period that divided the history of the country into two, regarding the events of half a century. “This worries me because I feel there is a setback, and I call on different political segments to understand how important it is to commemorate a divided history from a State perspective, a long-term perspective, but to commemorate it with a view to the future”.
Government initiatives
Signs of “toxicity” are flying around. Representatives in Congress opposed to the left government did not attend the meeting with the relatives of the detainees. missing. A clear sign of separation with the Palacio de la Moneda. He’s not the only one on the right. The ruling party wants to present several projects to parliament, including creating a legal figure such as “non-executive persons” enforced disappearance“and, in addition, the partial lifting of the 50-year moratorium on the confidentiality of statements taken by the National Political Imprisonment and Torture Commission at the turn of the century. Valech Commission, by Bishop Segio Valech, who presided over it. These initiatives should coincide with the National Search Plan for persons missing during the attack. military dictatorship (1973-90). But in addition to that, the Government wants to double down on its memory and inheritance policy.
political polarization
“The country is worse than the first days” transitionAccording to the prediction of José Rodríguez Elizondo of the 2021 National Humanities Award, the polarization regarding people who were not born during the conflict continues.”
opposition He found various reasons for straying from Boric’s invitation, including thinking of communist Guillermo Teillier at his funeral, and criticism of General Hernán Chacón Soto, who had decided to commit suicide days earlier to avoid going to jail for his responsibility. in the murder of the singer-songwriter Victor Jara. But what most distinguishes the right from the commemoration is Allende’s own name.
“We are not willing to participate in milestones that create more divisions and put us at the ‘service’ of facts that somehow do not have a single view,” said the main leader of the UDI, Javier MacayaA formation born in the eighties under the protection of General Augusto Pinochet. “We cannot sign a statement on democracy, human rights and 9/11 with a communist party government and a president who approves this law.” violence‘ said Marcela Cubillos, again from the UDI.
According to the El Mostrador portal, Renovación Nacional asked the helmsman Francisco Chahuán not to participate in the 9/11 action and to do so personally if he did. The traditional right has a problem that it is not just about historical debates: it does not want to show signs of “softening” in front of Boric that would allow further “hardening” of the ultra Kast, which saw the 1973 coup as “a coup”. freedom day”. Leading so far extreme right – who is leading the reform Constitution– remains silent. He just doesn’t want to put his stamp on the core text, which should be approved by popular consultation in December. He aims to rule the country from 2026.
At these times, former Army Commander Ricardo Martínez (2018-2022) is acting more daring and broad-minded. “Responsibility for everything that has happened rests with General Augusto Pinochet, the commander-in-chief of the time, who had the authority to order what must be ordered.”