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5,000 Chileans attend union
rally to demand social reforms
Around 5,000 Chileans took part
in a rally in central Santiago
on Sunday to demand reforms of
the electoral law, labor law,
education and the pension
system.
The rally, which was called by
the Unified Workers Organization
(CUT), called for an end of
institutions inherited from
Chile's 1973-1990 military
dictatorship, and a reform of
the binomial electoral system.
Demonstrators said that the
current electoral system
privileges the two largest
parties in the nation, and
excludes smaller groups from
political participation,
creating an unrepresentative
legislature.
Guillermo Teller, leader of the
Communist Party of Chile,
believed the rally was positive,
while organizers stressed the
important symbolism of the
gathering, which took place in
Caupolican Theatre, scene of the
country's important
demonstrations.
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