On Thursday morning, the former presidential candidate and mayor of Recoleta, Daniel Jadue, transmitted an audio message to a group of Communist Party (PC) militants in a chat. In the communication – to which he agreed Third– redoubled the internal pressure and called to play down the drama of not signing an -eventual- constituent agreement. All this, at the time of the “extraordinary” central committee of the PC to refine its position in the constitutional negotiations and just at the time when a mixed body was beginning to gain ground.
“I still don’t understand, compañeros and compañeras, when did we start to be so afraid of walking alone for a while on the path of politics in our country? The truth is that I do not feel alone if we do not sign an agreement that betrays the mandate of the people who chose us and whom we claim to represent”, said the mayor.
“The scene of the realpolitik or the politics of the possible only chains us to always working for those who do not want there to be changes, those who end up worshiping the coup plotters,” he continued.
Jadue told the PC militants that “the truth is that I I prefer to spend the time of defeat in our trenches until the scenario is restored, but to think that the only scenario to dispute is the one imposed on me by the right, I think it is not correct. The scenarios are multiple and one is indeed, just like on November 15, not signing and waiting for the conditions to promote real changes once more.
Behind the mayor’s words there is a critical diagnosis of the management of the government of Gabriel Boric. In fact, not only on the PC, but also in other official stores, there is fear that the current administration -with a popularity that has declined due to economic and security issues- might become a “ballast” if the leftist forces they are presented to an electoral process, due to the phenomenon of the “punishment vote”.
According to those present, the mayor did not keep his position and made it public during the committee that lasted almost eight hours. The same sources comment, yes, that the support was limited to the circle of the party that is close to the mayor.
In addition to the members of the highest party authority, guests such as Senator Claudia Pascual -who is not part of the party’s central committee or political commission- were invited to the extraordinary meeting of the PC, in her capacity as representative in the negotiating table. The political report regarding the negotiations, yes, was in the hands of Carmona, who has attended the latest negotiations. Those who heard him say that he was “detailed and detailed”giving an account of each of the positions that both the opposition and the ruling party had presented.
The instance, yes, had a conspicuous absence: the party president, Guillermo Teillier. For several weeks now, the 79-year-old leader has been affected by the consequences of pneumonia that have led him to stop going to the political committee of La Moneda and even to leave the negotiations in the hands of Pascual and, more recently, in Lautaro Carmona. After the words of the latter, there were not a few attendees who signed up to give their opinion on the course of the talks. And although it had been stipulated to end the meeting for Zoom at 2:30 p.m., the party appeal was extended beyond 5:00 p.m.
most words He aimed to remain in the position that the party has defended throughout the process, which is the 100% elected body. Even -and as reflected in several interventions- the number can vary or be flexible, as long as that principle or “red line” is maintained, as some representatives have defined.
However, some went further and They raised a position that is already around the negotiating table in the voice of the PS leader, Paulina Vodanovic: that there be an entry plebiscite if the table concludes without agreement. Although many are reluctant to take this position -mainly among the militants who are government authorities-, since it might bring a new electoral defeat to the government of President Gabriel Boric.
The meeting ended with a resolution – communicated this Friday morning by Carmona – that reaffirms the position that the party has defended in the last three months of negotiations: a 100% elected body. Knowing behind the scenes of the newsroom, they point out that the spirit aims to make the “maximum effort” so that said position prevails, but without prejudice to exploring all the formulas.
And it is that in any case, if the agreement results in a mixed body -where the ruling party has stressed not having a floor among its parliamentarians for it to be so-, Carmona would have to make a final corroboration to go (or not) with his signature to the agreement. The mechanism for an “emergency” consultation is not sealed: the political commission of the party or a quick consultation of the central committee itself might be called.
Another of the conclusions is that once -eventually- the process is restarted, the ex-conventional constituents -led by Marcos Barraza- will meet periodically to give content support and debate to the party.
