President Gabriel Boric came out to qualify the controversial statements of the Segpres minister, Giorgio Jackson, after marking distances with the previous Government, highlighting the current “scale of values and principles”. Both from the opposition and from the ruling coalition itself, they lashed out at the Secretary of State’s statements.
Controversy caused the sayings of the Minister of the Segpres, Giorgio Jackson, where the previous administrations stood out from what has been the current management of the Government.
“Our scale of values and principles regarding politics is not only far from the previous government, but I think that compared to a generation that preceded us, which could be identified with the same range of political spectrum, such as the center-left and the left” , said.
His statements caused a stir, not only in the opposition, but also among officials of the ruling coalition, who accused “arrogance.”
Boric: “There is no desire to claim superiority”
In this regard, the president Gabriel Boric He went out to the passage of the sayings, trying to nuance Minister Jackson’s comment.
“There is no moral superiority over our predecessors. What Giorgio is referring to is that we live in different times, neither better nor worse. Different times”, he pointed out in the morning Much Gusto de Mega.
“Here we have to learn from those who preceded us. In no case superiority, ”he added.
Although he assured that he had not seen the statements of the head of the Segpres, he insisted on his position.
“I have not seen the detail because I have been in activities all day. But I have talked a lot with Giorgio about this and I have no doubt that there is no desire to claim superiority, ”she sentenced.
“We have to learn from the mistakes and successes of those who did not precede and always from a perspective of humility, and that is the tone that I am trying to carry forward together with the government,” he concluded.
Parliamentary criticism after Jackson’s controversial statements: they accused arrogance
From Congress, Jackson’s statements caused rejection almost across the board.
This, because both opposition parliamentarians, as well as pro-government members, criticized his statements.
One of the first to react was the President of the Chamber of Deputies, the PPD Raúl Soto, who recalled his speech in the public account.
“Getting entrenched is not the path, but calling on other generations and other valuable experiences and political visions to walk it together,” he said on that occasion.
Pdte @gabrielboric I remind you of this phrase from my public account. DC @GiorgioJackson https://t.co/ORIAdaKMvW pic.twitter.com/wBjexJsFPt
– Raul Soto Deputy (@Raul_Soto1) August 3, 2022
From the Socialist Party, which is part of the government coalition, also came out to question Jackson.
“Unfortunate Minister Jackson’s arrogance, showing that the replacement thesis continues to enjoy good health. Bad timing. Bad for the government and for the unity of action,” the senator tweeted. Alfonso de Urresti.
The arrogance of Minister Jackson is unfortunate, showing that the replacement thesis is still in good health. Bad timing. Bad for the government and for unity of action. https://t.co/pZoOP8BOLM
– Alfonso De Urresti (@adeurresti) August 3, 2022
Meanwhile, his counterpart in the Upper House, Fidel Spinoza, accused “unacceptable moral superiority.”
“Installed from an unacceptable moral superiority, in all of Chile the great part of its representatives, think the same as the Minister. That is why he has gone to them as he has gone to them. Sure @GiorgioJackson will say they took it out of context,” he said.
Installed from an unacceptable moral superiority, throughout Chile most of its representatives think the same as the Minister. That is why he has gone to them as he has gone to them. Sure @GiorgioJackson He’ll say they took it out of context.https://t.co/ZvZ1eEXNVU
— Fidel Espinoza Sandoval (@fidelsenador) August 3, 2022
Opposition criticizes Jackson’s “ninguneo”
Harder, from Christian democracyjoined the chorus of criticism, also recalling the latest controversies that have affected La Moneda.
“We never asked to remove journalists from a program who made us uncomfortable in interviews, they did not install the Comptroller’s Office in La Moneda in center-left governments, nor did we cancel people who think differently. We have a different scale, definitely, wrote the senator Matthias Walker.
We never asked to remove journalists from a program who made us uncomfortable in interviews, they did not install the Comptroller’s Office in La Moneda in center-left governments, nor did we cancel people who think differently. We have a different scale, definitely. https://t.co/1OONNHHs5k
– Matías Walker Prieto (@matiaswalkerp) August 3, 2022
From the right they also lambasted Jackson’s commented phrase, highlighting the “none” to the previous leftist governments.
“Shocking dismissal of “Giorgio” to the entire former agreement. Sweep the floor with all those who were before them, “said the UDI deputy, John Antonio Coloma.
Shocking dismissal of “Giorgio” to the entire former agreement.
Sweep the floor with everyone who came before them.After all the somersaults…, it is incredible that they continue to think that Chile and the world begin with them https://t.co/wVkncsRkPs
– Coloma Deputy (@Tono_Coloma) August 3, 2022
“Jackson will never be successful as SEGPRES because he believes he is morally superior to the rest. He considers himself and his family as purer than Mother Teresa”, he ironically, on the other hand, the Senator Red Edwards.
Jackson will never be successful as SEGPRES because he believes he is morally superior to the rest. He considers himself and his family as purer than Mother Teresa.
Dangerous authoritarian streak.https://t.co/2QBrxSFTt1 via @latercera
— Red Edwards Senator RM (@RojoEdwards) August 3, 2022