September 17 holiday advances amid accusations of populism and pressure on government
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- Chile’s Chamber of Deputies Interior Government Commission approved in principle a bill to make Sept. 17 a national holiday by nine votes to four.
- The proposal must still be voted on in detail and continue through Congress, while critics have called it populist and challenged the government over the initiative.
A proposal to declare Sept. 17 a national holiday has moved forward in Chile despite criticism that the initiative amounts to “populism.”
The Chamber of Deputies’ Interior Government Commission approved the bill in principle by nine votes to four. The measure has not yet secured final approval.
It must first face a detailed vote before continuing through the rest of its congressional process. The proposal has already drawn criticism from political opponents, who have used the debate to pressure the government.
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Originally published by BioBioChile in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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