What you have to know this Tuesday in La Tercera: the controversial position of the PC on the resurgence of protests and increased delinquency in universities

The posture of the president of the Communist Party, Guillermo Teillier, in the face of the resurgence of the protests, not only generated criticism from the government. Parties of the former Concertación lashed out at him and called on him to condemn violent acts without ambiguity.

• Teillier had said that “if the government and repressive forces such as the Carabineros consider that the protesters are violent, then if I say that there should be no violence, it means that I say that they should not come out to demonstrate and that I will not say.”
• “The PC does not seem to understand democracy, ”said Interior Minister Víctor Pérez. And in DC, the PS, the PR and the PPD reproached him for not separating violence from social demonstration.
• Who did endorse Teillier was Gabriel Boric from the FA, arguing that under the pretext of violence, some seek to veto the mobilizations in general.

Controversy It occurs precisely in the week in which the first anniversary of the social outbreak is commemorated and after the clashes and vandalism escalated after the demonstrations in Plaza Italia.

Opposition sectors have already warned that an escalation of violence could affect participation in the plebiscite. “We must call not to hold demonstrations that affect the turnout for the referendum,” said PS José Miguel Insulza a week ago.

And what do people think. In addition to the discussion that the communist helmsman installed, in La Tercera you can review the results of a Criteria poll on the outbreak, where 71% said they believe that the protests will continue with the same or greater force than in 2019.

Falling income in families during the pandemic has caused a significant increase in unpaid commitments with universities, with establishments with up to 29% of their students in arrears.

The highest rates correspond to U. Arturo Prat (29%) and U. Autónoma (28%).

• Faced with the economic crisis, Most of the schools have chosen to seek financial solutions -such as the rescheduling of fees without penalties or interest-, to avoid the desertion of students.

Despite the efforts of various study centers, ten of them have already lost about 7,300 students. Check in La Tercera this and other effects that the pandemic has had on higher education. Read more of this story.

After an improvement in August influenced by the withdrawal of 10% of pension savings, the Consumer Perception Index prepared by the U. Del Desarrollo it dropped 3.8 points to reach 71 points in September.

The important thing: Despite the setback in September, the study authors say they remain on an upward trend.

• Cristián Echeverría, in charge of the measurement, comments that several indicators that measure future perception have improved, such as employment and income.

In perspective: “(The results) suggest that consumers are beginning to perceive improvements in the economic environment, which are probably associated with the end of quarantines and the resumption of many economic activities,” added the academic.

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