Wednesday afternoon, Following the publication of La Tercera PM which reported that Segegob’s minister, Camila Vallejo (PC)Having stopped contacting the Valparaiso area a month ago and not informing area authorities, the spokesperson’s team contacted them to provide clarification.
This is because the State Secretary’s decision immediately raised questions from the opposition as well as the ruling party.
The minister’s team explained to area officials that they felt she would leave her duty after the reconstruction plan was implemented, as everything was in place. In the hands of the Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve (PS), and the Minister of Social Development, Javiera Toro (Frente Amplio). However, the arguments were not enough, as politicians and MPs understood something else.
Criticism was not only public, but the situation created internal uneasiness among officialdom, as they waited for at least a signal or milestone to discontinue the minister’s role as liaison.
His appointment had already led to disagreements with the Socialist Party when he was appointed Minister of Defense to replace Maya Fernández (PS), who only managed to occupy the role for a few days. This, despite the fact that unlike Vallejo, he had immediately suspended his holidays.
socialist representative Marcos Ilabaca and Nelson Venegas expressed critical stance on Vallejo’s departure., The latter represents Valparaíso in Congress.
For example, Ilabaka assured that “The minister himself should tell what happened here. We learned from the press that a month ago he left it,
Another socialist elected as deputy in Valparaíso Tomas de Rementería, one of the most significant when Vallejo replaced Fernandez as the contact for the Fire. However, this time the MP’s tone was more measured, acknowledging the work done by the spokesperson in the field and only stating that “his departure is due to the fact that the post no longer makes sense.” Although in one of them the departure should have been mentioned in a more official way and was not revealed in the press, I think it was a natural development of the nature of the situation,
The position has not yet been debated in the formal instances of the Socialist Party. For example, when the senators and captains of this community were consulted in this regard, Paulina Vodanovic said she had no opinion.
In The opposition and criticism were public and harsh, Due to which the questions about the damage caused to emergency houses due to rain increased further.
“Borick promised that he would not leave the victims of the Viña del Mar fire alone. Once again he did not follow through. He not only left them unattended, but also gave them poor quality emergency solutions that collapsed at the first rain “They used the emergency to get Minister Vallejo to go through the media and then go away quietly at the first problem.” former Republican presidential candidate Jose Antonio Casta wrote on X’s account.
While this Thursday, At the Commission of Inquiry for the fire, Deputy Andrés Longton requested to proceed with the subpoena of Minister Vallejo to provide explanations To his silent dismay at the ceremonies in Valparaíso.
“Minister Vallejo’s actions were reprehensible. Indeed, due to the great fire at Viña del Mar during his deployment, the consideration he gave to his actions did not go unnoticed. I wonder what his job was, what his work was. For his part, he said, “It did not live up to expectations.” Andrés Celis (RN), deputy of the region.
In any case, there are those who set out to protect the head of Segebob. ,emergency contact ministers were importantEmergency bonuses, curfew hours, clearing doubts regarding delivery of basic necessities, the minister’s role in all these was fundamental,” This message was circulated among area representatives and municipal officials.
It is stated in the writing From the first moment a government was seen on the ground, What The contact minister’s figure was for the emergency period, so this was extended to the delivery of the reconstruction plan; And that the spokesperson’s actions were necessary to clarify the amount of misinformation during the first weeks. ,
“(Vallejo) made it possible to strengthen the coordination of national authorities as well as the support of the public and private world present in the region. “It was systematically maintained until the presentation of the reconstruction plan,” said regional presidential representative Sofia González (PC).