The presidents of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies and the Senate say that the meeting on the new constituent process is a "historic milestone."
It is possible that a technical committee will be established at the next meeting.
RNA - The presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of Chile described this Wednesday (7), the first meeting to discuss the new constituent process, which took place in Congress with representatives of the ruling party and the opposition, as a "historic milestone".
They then gave a positive assessment of the meeting and informed that a new meeting had been scheduled for the following Monday, September 12th, at the National Congress to discuss roadmaps and a possible technical roundtable.
“The objective of this coordination, of this dialogue, is to resolve the constituent itinerary, not to address other issues that are part of the national political debate and that will have to be resolved in parallel through legislative projects presented by the government or parliamentary motions, which are proposals to be discussed,” explained the president of the Senate, Álvaro Elizalde.
He then clarified that the dialogue is not about "drafting the constitution," but about "establishing the most appropriate procedure" to prepare a text that "is accepted and supported by the majority of Chileans."
On the other hand, the representative of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Soto, emphasized that it is necessary to "move forward together, slowly but surely." In this regard, he indicated that it is necessary to "put all effort and will into a genuine dialogue, putting all the diversity of opinions, proposals and ideas on the table," and stressed that some options have already emerged.
“A technical secretariat will be created in conjunction with the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, and it will certainly support the government through Segrpes [Ministry of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Chile] to synthesize these proposals. On Monday, we will be able to sit down with a technical and political framework to clarify doubts, see where the agreements and disagreements lie, and how we can establish the necessary consensus for this major agreement that enables a new constitutional roadmap,” he added.
Among other things, he highlighted that during the meeting there was "political diversity with parliamentary representation".
“This gives us a glimmer of hope in not playing around with this second, and probably final, opportunity that the Chilean people have given us to put Chile’s best interests ahead of the legitimate differences we may have, sooner or later, to ensure how we will move forward together, what the body will be, the rules of operation, the deadlines, and from there have a clear roadmap,” he said.