Almost 24 hours of mandate carried by the President of the Republic Gabriel Boric and this morning his itinerary as the highest authority began early.
The President’s agenda for today began following 8:00 in the morning, Gabriel Boric together with the First Lady, Irina Karamanos, and his team, participated in the rogation of the native peoples, which was held in the Patio de Los Canelos.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of the towns Yagán, Lican Antai, Rapa Nui, Mapuche Lafkenche, Mapuche de la Füta Warria, Mapuche Pewenche and Diaguita.
We start the day with @i_krmns, our Government Team and ancestral authorities of native peoples from all over Chile. Generating intercultural work and a new relationship between the Government and the original peoples is vital for the construction of a just and dignified Chile. pic.twitter.com/XfK6Tsm2V8
— Gabriel Boric Font (@gabrielboric) March 12, 2022
The Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Izkia Siches, indicated that the ceremony with the native peoples was “very beautiful, intense and important, particularly for me as a minister”He also added that “all the native peoples were present and that It is a very relevant gesture”.
For her part, the Minister of Sesegob, Camila Vallejos, assured that “the first nations were welcomed in the currency palace and they transmitted their message to the president. We wanted to do this because it is a sign, we must recognize and value all beliefs”.
Meanwhile, the head of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Giorgio Jackson assured that the prayer “was very emotional, a moment of recollection and reflection. Very significant”. He also pointed out that the official photograph of the President along with his cabinet of ministers and undersecretaries might not take place.but in the same way it was carried out following 10:30 in the morning at Puerta O’Higgins.
At 11:15 Gabriel Boric received the honors of the Palace Guard in Calle Moneda and then headed towards the Solemn Ecumenical Prayer for the people of Chile. On this occasion, 800 people were expected to attend the event in the Cathedral, but the Covid-19 protocol only allows a capacity of 360 attendees.
From the Church of Santiago they reported that former president Sebastián Piñera was invited to the ceremony, however Your assistance is not considered.
In this way, and almost thirty minutes late, President Gabriel Boric entered his first public official activity as president of the country which lasted an hour and a half.
Once the activity concluded, the newly elected president of the Senate, Álvaro Elizalde (PS) assured that “we are beginning a different stage, A government that had a disastrous management has just ended, and we hope that this new cycle led by President Boric can improve the climate of coexistence that exists in the country and profound changes can be promoted”.
