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Hugo Guzman speaks to GUILLERMO TEILLIER, president of Chile’s Communist Party, in the aftermath of the right winning a majority on the Constitutional Commission following Sunday’s election
Republican party members celebrate obtaining the largest number of representatives after the election for the Constitutional Council, which will draft a new constitution proposal in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, May 7 2023. A first attempt to replace the current Charter bequeathed by the military 42 years ago was rejected by voters during a referendum in 2022.
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FACED with the scenario opened up by the recent elections, with the hegemony of the far right, Chile’s Communist Party leader Guillermo Teillier commented: “Our councillors will have to do everything on their side. It will be a tough battle. We will be very attentive to how the situation develops in order to make decisions in the course of the process.
“Our purpose is to contribute to the government in this difficult time and to contribute as much as possible to save the programme that the right wing intends to sink definitively.
“The Communist Party received 8 per cent of the vote after its militants and candidates put in a great effort. An important part of the electorate trusts our party.”
Are you satisfied with the election of two councillors, I ask.
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