Ramírez (from the UDI party) questioned the "tsunami" of requests and accused the opposition of trying to "harm the government."

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This Monday morning, Deputy Guillermo Ramírez, president of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), questioned the opposition's stance on the government's mega-reform and the so-called "tsunami" of proposed amendments. In a conversation with Radio Duna, the parliamentarian stated that "it's ridiculous, and that's when you realize they haven't engaged in any self-criticism regarding the way they conducted opposition previously, and that they simply don't care about Chile." He added that "the only thing that matters to them is to harm the government, and I can't believe that someone would want to be in politics for that reason, and not to help their country." Furthermore, the deputy expressed hope that the "tsunami" of proposed amendments "won't happen," but clarified that "whether it happens or not, the path is clear. The Constitution grants the President of the Republic the power to declare matters urgent. We, as Congress, are obligated to comply with these urgencies, and the deadline for this project is Tuesday, May 19th." The deputy also mentioned that "the contrast between what the left and the PDG (a political party) have done is so stark, so strong, that I believe what the left is doing will cause them immeasurable damage in the eyes of the citizens." At the same time, he praised the position of the Christian Democrats, stating that "they made the decision to separate themselves, and I hope that the spirit of the Christian Democrats, which allows us to..."
The congressman and president of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), Guillermo Ramírez, questioned the opposition's stance on the government's mega-reform and the so-called "tsunami" of proposed amendments this Monday morning. In a conversation with Radio Duna, the congressman stated that "it is ridiculous, and that is when one realizes that they have shown zero self-criticism about the way they conducted opposition before, and that they really don't care about Chile." He added that "here, the only important thing is to harm the government, and I cannot believe that someone would want to be in politics for that reason and not to help their country." Furthermore, the congressman stated that he hopes the "tsunami" of proposed amendments "does not happen," but clarified that "whether it happens or not, the path is clear. The Constitution gives the President of the Republic the power to declare matters urgent, and we, as Congress, are obligated to comply with those urgencies. The deadline for this project's urgency is Tuesday, May 19th." The congressman also mentioned that "the contrast between what the left and the PDG (a political party) have done is so strong, so strong, that I believe what the left is doing will cause them immeasurable damage in the eyes of the citizens." At the same time, he praised the position of the Christian Democrats, stating that "they made the decision to separate themselves, and I hope that spirit of the Christian Democrats prevails, where we can have all kinds of differences, and even the Christian Democrats could vote against everything out of personal conviction. That is legitimate and good, but here, the methods matter a lot." "What we are seeing in democratic socialism, in the Broad Front, in the Communist Party, is far from that political decency," he added. Regarding the attack on Congressman Olivares, Ramírez also addressed the aggression suffered by Congressman Jorge Olivares (PDG) and the threats against Jaime Araya, mentioning that "this is a limit that we cannot accept." In the same vein, he criticized left-wing figures who downplayed the attack on Olivares. "We are facing a left that has not abandoned violence as a method of political action, and that was revealed in the reactions to the attack on Congressman Olivares," he said. He also stated that "I absolutely condemn what happened to Congressman Olivares, and I hope that justice takes this case as an urgent matter, that the most drastic measures are applied, and I deeply regret that certain political figures are justifying that aggression."

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