“Hay delitos que no tienen perdón”: Gobernador Mundaca y pena de muerte - El Chile Que Viene

“There are crimes that are unforgivable”: Governor Rodrigo Mundaca sparks debate on the death penalty - The Chile That's Coming The governor of the Valparaíso Region and president of the Association of Governors of Chile (Agorechi), Rodrigo Mundaca, spoke with Ignacio Franzani in a new episode of The Chile That's Coming. On World Earth Day, the member of the Movement for the Defense of Water, Land, and the Environment (Modatima) emphasized the environmental crisis plaguing our country. “Chile is the country most at risk of running out of water by 2040,” he said. The municipalities of Viña del Mar, Quilpué, and Villa Alemana suffered the consequences of the worst wildfire disaster in Chilean history. “The fires in the Valparaíso Region are the deadliest on a global scale,” he asserted. Regarding this same issue, Governor Mundaca commented on the reconstruction plan and confided that “it has been a very difficult period.” Furthermore, addressing the questions raised by government-aligned members of parliament about the role of Senapred (National Service for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Response) during the February forest fires, the president of the Chilean Governors Association stated that “all the systems failed.” “We have 90 community kitchens that each produce 20,000 meals,” Mundaca added, to illustrate the shortages the region is experiencing just over two months after the forest fires. In recent hours, the Valparaíso Court of Appeals ordered the Superintendency of Electricity and Fuels to authorize Chilquinta to install a temporary connection to restore power to the Kandinsky building (Viña del Mar), which remains dark and deserted after being one of the buildings affected by the 2023 sinkholes. In response, Governor Rodrigo Mundaca stated that "construction should never have been undertaken on a dune ecosystem." Regarding the elections, the Socialist Party announced that it will "under no circumstances" support Rodrigo Mundaca's reelection. However, the Governor of Valparaíso confirmed that he will seek a second term. "Parties have to take responsibility for the decisions they make," he responded. Furthermore, the environmental leader affirmed that Modatima will compete in the October mega-elections. "We are not ruling out running for a Senate seat," he said. Looking ahead to the presidential race, Rodrigo Mundaca criticized the fact that Evelyn Matthei (UDI) and José Antonio Kast (Republicans) are the sole driving force behind the discussion. “Centralism is repeating itself in politics: the same old faces,” he commented. Along the same lines, the governor said that the mayor of Providencia “is putting on a show because she needs the Republicans.” The top representative of Chile's governors criticized the powers of the presidential delegates, a position that President Gabriel Boric has pledged to eliminate. “They have hindered decentralization,” he said. Regarding the fight against crime, Rodrigo Mundaca opened the debate on the reinstatement of the death penalty. “There are crimes that surpass human comprehension, that are unforgivable.” He also reported that the Valparaíso Region “has a shortage of 2,000 police officers” and that “as governors, we urgently need more authority.” This and much more in a new episode of The Chile That's Coming. #valparaiso #crime #chile #news