The DC reiterated its support of President Michelle Bachelet’s government but called for better leadership from the executive.
“The government should make its objectives clearer and leadership should more clearly voice their opinions,” a statement from the DC reads.
The DC recently came under fire for refusing to vote in favor of a measure in the government’s landmark education reform that would criminalize profit-making in state-subsidized schools. Socialist Party (PS) Dep. Fidel Espinoza accused dissenting DC politicians of lacking loyalty to the coalition.
Communist Party (PC) Dep. Karol Cariola leaked the names of those who opposed the measure criminalizing profiteering on Twitter, drawing a strong response from the DC who threatened to withdraw from coalition meetings unless the accused deputies received an apology. PS Dep. Silvio Rossi further exacerbated the conflict by suggesting that certain members of the DC had links to the education business.
According to an investigation from the Center of Investigative Journalism (CIPER), the former vice-president of the DC, Walter Oliva, owns eight schools which received approximately US$12 million in state subsidies in 2013. He is one of several other members of the DC said to own state-subsidized schools.
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