Chile Plebiscite: Bachelet votes against and Piñera criticizes the Government

The former presidents of Chili They cast their vote this Sunday in the plebiscite to replace the current Constitutionwritten during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and partially reformed into democracy, with diverse opinions on whether to approve or reject a proposal sponsored by the right and the extreme right.

One of the earliest risers was the former socialist president Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010 and 2014-2018), who around 9:20 local time approached the Colegio Bicentenario de La Reina, in the Metropolitan region, where he assured journalists: “I prefer something bad to something terrible.”

Convinced that the proposal would represent a setback with respect to women’s rights and the consolidation of machismo, she attacked those who have criticized it for having been clear and having campaigned in favor of its rejection, an option supported by both the Government collation and others. progressive movements.

“When all the former male presidents have given their opinion, no one criticized. The only one they criticized is me. “There will be machismo involved, I say”he assured.

“There are many people who want to be president, who want to do other things, I am not looking for anything, I have no reason to lie. Furthermore, the women of Chile know that in all my Governments I was very concerned about women’s problems, therefore, when I talk about what it means for women, I say it because I am convinced of it,” afirmo.

“I have my clear opinions… I always prefer something bad to something terrible… If there are people who aspire to govern in the future, they have to understand that governing means reaching agreements,” he remarked.

Piñera harshly criticizes the Government

The former conservative president presented himself along a completely different line Sebastian Piñera (2010-2014 and 2018-2022), who cast his vote at the Rafael Sotomayor school in Las Condes, one of the richest neighborhoods in the capital, and did not waste the opportunity to harshly criticize the Government.

“I hope that Chileans turn out to vote and so we have the possibility of finally having a constitution approved in full democracy,” he stated.

“Chile needs stability, it needs unity… take out Chili out of the swamp we are in and get it going again. May we grow again, create jobs, innovate, undertake, invest”said the president, whose brother was the creator of the private pension system that has been in effect since the dictatorship (1973-1990).

Piñera added that “Chile cannot continue with this uncertainty” and what are you waiting for “that we take advantage of this opportunity to approve a Constitution in full democracy”.

“I am sure that one of the two options, and you know which one it is, closes the process better and gives us better tools and better opportunities to begin to defeat the crime and violence that are unleashed in our country,” tohe added before criticizing the Government.

“It is a more divided country, more insecure, with more violence, it is economically stagnant, it is not capable of growing or creating jobs.“, he stressed before pointing out that “Starting to defeat crime and giving back to Chileans their right to live with greater peace and tranquility is the first priority in which we must all collaborate.”