Following criticism from President José Antonio Kast directed at the Communist Party, various representatives of that political group responded to the president's remarks.
The situation arose in response to comments made by Deputy Lorena Pizarro, who, on Radio Nuevo Mundo, called on citizens to mobilize.
"We need to organize, we need to mobilize, because there's a logic that took hold after 1990, which is the belief that Congress solves everything. No, if we have people protesting outside Congress, demanding their rights, those are not benefits, they are rights, it's a different story, because it's the people demanding," she stated.
In response, Kast wrote on his X account: "For four years, the Communist Party was part of the government and comfortably occupied La Moneda."
"Today, after being defeated at the polls, it seeks to stir up the streets and halt the progress that the government and Congress are democratically promoting. Chileans want solutions, not more violence," the head of state wrote.
"He is abusing his position."
The first to address the situation was the president of the Communist Party, Lautaro Carmona, before entering a meeting of opposition leaders where a document would be discussed, serving as a counter-proposal to the executive's major reform.
"I believe that the President is abusing his position, because he is..."
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Following criticism from President José Antonio Kast against the Communist Party, various representatives of that political group responded to the president's remarks. The situation arose in response to comments made by Deputy Lorena Pizarro, who, on Radio Nuevo Mundo, called on citizens to mobilize. "We must organize, we must mobilize, because there is a logic that was established after the 1990s, which believes that Congress resolves everything. No, if we have people outside Congress, protesting for their rights, those are not benefits, they are rights, it's a different matter, because it's the people demanding," she stated. In response, Kast wrote on his X account: "For four years, the Communist Party was part of the government and peacefully occupied La Moneda." "Today, after being defeated at the polls, it seeks to stir up the streets and halt the advances that the government and Congress are democratically promoting. Chileans want solutions, not more violence," the head of state wrote. "He is abusing his position." Lautaro Carmona, the president of the political group, was the first to address the situation, before entering a meeting of opposition leaders where a document would be discussed that would serve as a counter-proposal to the executive's mega-reform. "I believe that the President is abusing his position, because he is attributing to the PC an opinion that is rigorous, that originates in real life, that is voiced by a parliamentarian, Lorena Pizarro, when he knows perfectly well that the only way this will have a reaction is if the people, those who will be affected, react," he said about Kast's statements. Santiago, April 6, 2026. Meeting of presidents, general secretaries, and leaders of opposition parties. Dragomir Yankovic/Aton Chile DRAGOMIR YANKOVIC/ATON CHILE. For her part, Daniela Serrano, head of the Communist Party's parliamentary group, called on Kast to detail the "democratic advances" that the party is allegedly hindering. "When he says that we are dedicated to, with an atmosphere of violence, obstructing much of the progress that this government wants to make, no, first, we are not aware of any such progress. And second, if he is going to confuse social mobilization, which clearly reflects discontent within the citizenry due to acts of violence, we believe that he is the one who is currently mistaken," the deputy stated. Jeannette Jara, the party's former presidential candidate and opposition figure, also commented on Kast's remarks. In a conversation with Radio Duna, the former minister in the Gabriel Boric government questioned Kast's criticism of the Communist Party: "President Kast believes that any type of social mobilization is violence, it is inciting the streets; he lacks some part of the concept of democracy that he does not have so clear." "I believe that it is evident that people can demonstrate. For me, it is clear that this will not only be political, but also social. If political parties are in a certain crisis," she pointed out.