A week after the Republican Party managed to elect 23 councilors out of a total of 50 that would make up the Constitutional Council, former presidential candidate José Antonio Caste came out wearing cold clothes and made it clear that he did not want His region should produce a partisan constitution: “No, we are going to produce a partisan constitution in the Frente Amplio style”. He also pointed out that he did not like that the committee of experts had removed the chapter on the armed forces, that output parity was a “tremendous mistake” and that he did not agree with the inclusion of closed lists in the reform of the political system. He criticized former President Sebastián Piñera for “bad government” and said that President Gabriel Boric would have to “put the accelerator on the most urgent issues, which are security.” In relation to the exit referendum: “7 May is much easier than 17 December.”
Former presidential candidate and leader of the Republican Party, Jose Antonio Casta, decided to comment on the election for Sunday 7M third In a lengthy interview that sought to put a chill on those who indicated that a partisan constitutional proposal could be reiterated with 23 advisers to the Republican Party and three-fifths of right-wing advisers.
“We are not going to draw up a partisan constitution in the Frente Amplio style,” Kast clarified. Asked if he was going to respect the 12 constitutional limits, he said: “Rules are set, and we have never left the framework. We have won all our elections democratically.
Regarding those who say Republicans might pass the machine, Kast left some uncertain: “Look, it’s going to evolve. Today I cannot predict what will happen from day to day. But I hope no one says there was a machine pass here, because we don’t do that. We will always be ready for debate, dialogue to set priorities. What happens is that from the political world they always try to go into caricature, for us to say what we’re going to do. And I think we’ve always surprised them so far.”
Republican theme
When asked about the community’s priorities in the proposed new draft constitution, the reporter asks them: “What is the most important discussion to be held at the constitutional level?” And José Antonio Caste replied: “What have I raised: the state or the individual.” For the former deputy of the UDI and the founder of the Republicans, “I hope that the statements and descendants here respect the individual, respect the individual initiative of the people, it is seen that the state can solve the problem and private people Might as well solve the problem”.
Regarding the development of the discussion by the committee of experts working since March 6, Kast cautioned that there is one discussion that he does not share and that is that the armed forces do not have a chapter within the new constitutional text. would be: “The experts voted and it lost by one vote to retain the chapter. Well, I would be interested in retaining a chapter that establishes that the armed forces are this, the command forces are this, and Perhaps it defines even more that the institutions that can use force and weapons are the armed forces, always taking into account that the individual has a right of lawful defense, all of those things. I think it An important point to be clear is: what are the armed forces? what are the command forces? security forces?
On the issue of equality, he was clear: “Early equality, I think, was a tremendous mistake because it prevented citizens from exercising their freedom to choose (…) More than talk of equality, it was equal status. There’s a lot that can be done for greater participation of women in politics today that doesn’t necessarily mean mandatory equality. Kast concludes the topic by saying, “I think it’s going to be a point of discussion for counselors ”
On the subject of the political system, he explained that he was against closed lists: “I don’t know if the solution is closed lists, because if there are some people who say that the parties have too much power, then this will increase the total power of the parties. ”
Presidential
When asked about the effects of this election on his possible presidential candidacy, he said: “I think the right is closer to reaching La Moneda, and if it is a Republican, happy.” And about whether he would be a right-wing candidate, he said: “I would love to compete again. It would be an honor for me to be president of the republic, but life is not leaving my hands and I believe that it is not long.” Time is left. The important thing is to do things well at every appropriate time. We have done things well so far, and if this continues, then certainly, I have a better chance of being a candidate. opportunity”, to re-quote a phrase from his 2021 presidential campaign: “We’ve always said we’re not concerned about the next election, we’re concerned about the next generation.”
Regarding the government of President Gabriel Borić, he criticized its handling of the security issue, saying: “It stifles urgent issues, which are security issues. In other words, after what has happened, I expect that the president will consider changing people in the security sector, such as the undersecretary for crime prevention, who no one knows who he is. I hope the president will consider the guy who hates carabineros in the regional development undersecretary Because there is a prejudice against carabineros and security forces.
He also criticized the government of Sebastián Piñera and blamed it for the modest result achieved by Chile Vamos in Sunday’s election: “I think a bad government of Sebastián Piñera took him, because the people put their promises again on their retinas.” There are broken promises and, more than broken promises, zero explanation as to why it cannot be fulfilled. There is a mix between an incompetent government and a part of the opposition that does not consider citizens’ opinion.
