A group of DC militants, including senators, deputies, councilors, former ministers and grassroots militancy, They formed a command for the Reject option in front of plebiscite on September 4. The call is being led by the former Minister of the Interior of the first government of Michelle Bachelet, Belisarius Velasco.
Among the participants of this instance is the progressive leader Ricardo Hormazabal -who publicly expressed his rejection of the text of the new constitution-, which also includes senator Ximena Rincón, deputy Joanna Pérez, caucus chief Eric Aedo, deputy Jorge Saffirio, former deputy and former undersecretary Juan Carlos Latorre , Senator Matìas Walker, former President of the DC and former conventional, Fuad Chahin, among others.
The senator and promoter of the 4/7 project and the reform for a new plebiscite after the triumph of Rejection, Ximena Rincón, maintained that “the Christian democracy It is a party that brings together center and center-left thought, participating in governments that generated a better quality of life for the people and that little by little have been revalued in the midst of the current difficulty.
“Our feeling is that the new text not only does not make sense to the majority, rather, it has structural problems that make us say that we are rejecting it in order to build a better charter, but this time for everyone,” declared the senator.
As for the figure of Belisarius Velasco Leading the command, Senator Rincón stressed that he is “a historic leader who not only fought against the dictatorship, but has always had an unwavering commitment to democracy, plurality, progressivism and respect for all. Values without a doubt that we start to miss today.”