During this day, President Gabriel Boric made various changes in his cabinet, modifications that come after the defeat of the Approve option in the exit plebiscite.
One of those who left his post was the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency and the president’s right-hand man, Giorgio Jackson, who has now assumed command of the Social Development portfolio. At Sepgres, Ana Lya Uriarte was appointed as minister.
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Two would have been the main reasons that caused his departure from Segpres. The first of these is his management in the relationship between the Executive and the Legislativewhich has been harshly criticized by various political sectors.
Secondly, the former Secretary of State was accused by many in the opposition -and also in sectors of the ruling party- of being one of those responsible for the triumph of Rejection in the exit plebiscite this Sunday.
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in conversation with CNN Chile, the general secretary of the UDI, Mary Joseph Hoffmanstated that “if Minister Jackson had intervened in the Constitutional Convention and would have moderated the multinational, given certainty that the house would not only be decent, but also own, would have given guarantees that the funds would be inheritable, we would have had another result”.
Also, after knowing the results of the elections, the socialist senator fidel espinoza He sent him a harsh message through his social networks: “Hopefully Giorgio Jackson, who was the main person responsible for this debacle, already has your resignation on the table. The damage you have caused is enormous. You were the ideologue of many of the constitutional norms that the citizenry rejected”.
I wish @GiorgioJackson that you were the main person responsible for this debacle and you already have your resignation on the table. The damage you have caused is enormous. You were the ideologue of many of the constitutional norms that the citizenry rejected.
— Fidel Espinoza Sandoval (@fidelsenador) September 4, 2022