The minister closest to the president gabriel boric resigned from his post on Friday Chili facing an imminent impeachment trial accused of alleged corruption in the delivery of public funds to private foundations.
Giorgio Jacksonminister of Social developmenta former student leader and one of the president’s best friends, left office after the right-wing opposition announced the presentation of a second impeachment trial against him, for his responsibility in the so-called “Case Agreements».
“After holding a meeting with the president, I have made the decision to present my resignation indeclinable,” he said. Jackson; leader of the Democratic Revolution, the most important formation of the Broad Front, part of President Boric’s government coalition.
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The opposition announced during the week that it would present another constitutional accusation against Jacksonfor his responsibility in a scheme for the transfer of direct funds to social foundations made up of members of his political partyo and other government groups.
The opposition political parties had also conditioned the presence of Jackson in the cabinet negotiating various social reforms, such as a fiscal pact or one pension reformwhich in practice kept the government semi-paralyzed.
Jackson and Boric forged their political career together when they were student leaders. From there they jumped to Congressboth as deputies, and then to the government, when on March 11, 2022 gabriel boric He became the youngest president to assume the presidency of Chiliat 36 years old.
Jackson is also considered the architect of the irruption of the radical left in Chile
He “Case Agreements» arose after uncovering the direct allocation of state funds by $530,000 to the foundation Living Democracyled by members of democratic revolution and created shortly after the electoral victory of Boric.
The case, which was later followed by other complaints, tested the promise of Boric to govern with greater probity and transparency a country that is experiencing a deep crisis of confidence in its institutions and leadership.
