“For me, it’s a pride to be in this area,” said Boric, the first president to attend the meeting organized by the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh), currently a member of the governing coalition.
The ruler recalled programs promoted by his government in which the CCP plays an important role, such as tax reform to better distribute the country’s wealth, pension reform to ensure social security for the elderly, and the 40-hour work week.
“Here we will not forget that we came to the government to make profound changes and we need this force that is constantly felt in this room,” he explained.
The President of the PCCh, Guillermo Teillier, thanked the Head of State for his presence at this party for the progressive and left sector of Chile.
Partlier referred to the process leading to a new constitution, which had not escaped criticism but was a way out to change the Magna Carta that had been in force since the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).
He recalled that 2023 will be the 50th anniversary of the coup against the government of Salvador Allende’s People’s Unity.
“This commemoration should be given across the country as a new impetus to find out the truth about impunity,” he said.
Ministers, parliamentarians, representatives of political and social organizations and members of the diplomatic corps accredited here attended the opening ceremony of the event.
Held in this capital’s O’Higgins Park, the Hugs Festival is a space for reflection and debate, music, crafts, exhibitions, book launches and to enjoy gastronomy.
The first edition of the meeting took place in 1988, still under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, under the name Festival of Arts, Science and Culture and included the participation of the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano and the Chilean communist leader Gladys Marín.
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