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The president of the UDI, Jacqueline van Rysselberghe, was consulted about the possible arrival of Joaquín Lavín, a potential candidate for La Moneda, to be President of the Republic in the next elections. In this context, the union helmsman referred to the dilemma raised by the mayor of Las Condes of having a right-wing government hand in hand with the center-left of the country. Something that is not new and for JVR, in fact, “Piñera has done it in her first and second administrations”, referring, of course, to cabinet interns Jaime Ravinet and Sebastián Sichel.
“I think that for the center-left it is difficult to join a center-right government. For that to happen there must be a communion of ideas, both have to want to reach the same goal. When that happens, the truth is that it does not generate greater problems, because what we pursue is precisely to advance in a model of society that allows families to have better levels of development and progress. Beyond political militancy, I believe that the agreement is in two things: in the ideas and principles, and they want the government to do well, “said van Rysselberghe, in an interview with La Tercera.
For the UDI senator, the nuances are important and when she speaks of a government in conjunction with both sides of politics, she does not point precisely to the PPD. In her opinion, it has to be someone like the former Minister of Social Development. “Sebastián Sichel was not a guy who came from the center-right, and yet there was a coincidence and he was available to help this government do well. That’s what is needed,” he said.
According to Jacqueline van Rysselberghe, one thing is to include people from different sides to be able to expand as much as possible to the center-right, which seems “good” to her, and quite another is “to be with people who think things that we do not share.” That is more complex, he says, arguing that the problem is “to build a government coalition.”
“But that has nothing to do with a unity government: that is a government that seeks unity and is willing to open the doors to those who want to work and help,” JVR commented to the morning, preaching the word of the Independent Democratic Union.
“If Sebastián Sichel, at some point, wanted to be a member of the UDI, happily we open the doors for him. I think it’s more complicated for him, but we’re happy,” he said.
They all fit under the shade of the UDI tree and Jacqueline van Rysselberghe would love for Sichel to be from the UDI. “I did not know him, but I have the best opinion of him. He is an intelligent, competent, skillful guy,” he said, however, “the UDI supports the UDI candidates.”
Happier than the UDI with more than one candidate for La Moneda and van Rysselberghe has at least three in his sights, in addition to Lavín and Matthei who recently gave signs of going for the presidential chair. “If you consider Rodolfo Carter in some polls, it is great news,” he commented, adding to the mayor of Florida who a few weeks ago said that “to be a communist today is to be a militant of Al Qaeda.
“They are our faces, our mayors,” said the UDI helmsman, who was happy that a party (her party) can have several presidential candidates and that they are also “viable and recognized by the people.”
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