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Presidents of opposition parties criticized the statements of President Piñera, who indicated that the Economic factor could influence the postponement of October plebiscite. RN and UDI parliamentarians indicated that it is too early to resume the discussion of a postponement.
In an interview with CNN, the President Sebastián Piñera He said that due to the magnitude of the economic recession that the pandemic will generate, it is possible that the date of the plebiscite, already postponed to October due to the health crisis, should be discussed again.
While the spokeswoman Karla Rubilar He said that they do not consider that the recession could prevent the holding of the plebiscite, the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, Felipe Ward, He said Tuesday that economic reasons must be taken into consideration.
Against this the President of the Socialist Party, Álvaro Elizalde, He called President Piñera’s statements unacceptable, and added that it is undemocratic to seek excuses for its non-implementation.
The president of the PPD, Heraldo Muñoz, he joined Elizalde’s sayings. He said that there are those who regret having agreed to hold the plebiscite and added that healthy democracies do not postpone their elections.
The UDI deputy Jaime Bellolio, He said that discussion should be held when there is certainty of the evolution of the virus, while his pair of National Renewal, Diego Schalper, He maintained that the priority of the citizenry is to cope with the pandemic.
On Thursday, representatives of the Christian Democrats, the Democratic Revolution, the Party for Democracy and the Radical Party, released a video rejecting a possible new extension of the plebiscite that so far will take place on October 25.
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