Lautaro Carmona
President of the Communist Party of Chile · Communist Party of Chile (PC)
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Security and migration
- Irregular migrationNothing on record yet
Araucanía conflict Dialogue and land restitution
Said
After meeting Mapuche lonkos, he said the 1825 Tapihue treaty was never repealed and should be in force, and offered the party's help in their efforts with the state.
“Nos hemos puesto siempre a disposición de ayudar a gestionar todas las diligencias que ellos han llevado adelante para intentar reponer con el Estado de Chile la vigencia del tratado. El tratado no está derogado, debe tener vigencia, aunque hoy nadie lo cumple”
Our translation We have always made ourselves available to help manage all the steps they have taken to try to restore with the State of Chile the validity of the treaty. The treaty is not repealed, it must be in force, even though today nobody complies with it
Source PC respalda demandas de lonkos mapuche por vigencia del Tratado de Tapihue (El Siglo) (as reported by elsiglo.cl)
Economy and pensions
Pensions Part to a shared solidarity fund
Said
He described giving up on the whole 6% employer contribution going to pay-as-you-go and solidarity as a concession made to get the pension reform passed.
“Cuando se renuncia a derogar el Decreto Ley 3.500 (que creó las AFP), se renuncia a las cuentas nocionales, se renuncia a que el 6% que aportan los empleadores sea entero para reparto y solidaridad, bueno, se producen concesiones para dar señales de que hay voluntad para avanzar.”
Our translation When one gives up repealing Decree Law 3,500 (which created the AFPs), gives up notional accounts, gives up the 6% that employers contribute going entirely to pay-as-you-go and solidarity, well, concessions are made to signal that there is willingness to move forward.
Source Lautaro Carmona a fondo: Reforma de pensiones y casos delincuencia, Zalaquett, SQM y corrupción (El Siglo interview) (as reported by elsiglo.cl)
Public spending Protect public spending
Said
He blamed the Kast government's cuts to social budgets for the national strike and said the cost of its answer to the crisis falls on workers rather than employers.
“Si alguien convocó a esto fue la cruda realidad y eso lo determina el gobierno, ellos hicieron recortes a los presupuestos sociales, fue el gobierno el que anuncia un tipo de salida a la crisis económica de marca mayor, que la van a soportar esencialmente las y los trabajadores y no los empresarios.”
Our translation If anyone called this, it was harsh reality, and that is determined by the government; they made cuts to the social budgets, it was the government that announces a major kind of way out of the economic crisis, which will be borne essentially by the workers and not the employers.
Source Lautaro Carmona: Frente a un gobierno que no dialoga "la sabiduría del movimiento popular es infinita" (El Siglo interview) (as reported by elsiglo.cl)
Lithium State-led, through Codelco
Said
Discussing the Codelco-SQM agreement, he said the best path would have been a law creating a National Lithium Company with 100% state ownership.
“El mejor camino era ir con un proyecto de ley que creara la Empresa Nacional del Litio y allí poner la titularidad del Estado en un cien por ciento.”
Our translation The best path was to go with a bill that would create the National Lithium Company and there put the State's ownership at one hundred percent.
Source Lautaro Carmona a fondo: Reforma de pensiones y casos delincuencia, Zalaquett, SQM y corrupción (El Siglo interview) (as reported by elsiglo.cl)
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