Chilean Constitutional Convention vice resigned, who lied saying he suffered from cancer

“Given the gravity of the facts, we have accepted the resignation that Mr. Rojas presented this afternoon to the deputy vice-presidency of this Convention,” said the Board of Directors of the Convention in a statement.

Rojas Vade’s confessed lie is the latest scandal that in 70 days sank the Popular List, a heterogeneous group united by the desire to change an unequal country, which surprised mainstream parties in May by winning 27 of the 155 seats in the assembly that drafts the new Chilean Magna Carta.

“I have not been honest with you, nor with my family or with anyone. To tell them that I have always lied about my diagnosis, I do not have cancer,” Rojas Vade said on Saturday. social networks.

Nicknamed “El pelao Vade”, he was one of the seven members of the board of directors and made this revelation after an interview with the newspaper La Tercera in which he himself admitted his lie.

He added that eight years ago he was diagnosed with another illness that he had not specifically defined.

“We maintain our commitment to transparency and probity,” added the Board of Directors of the Convention, specifying that their work will follow “the institutional course provided”.

Due to his alleged cancer, Rojas made an impact during the most difficult days of the October 2019 social outbreak, with a shaved head and no eyebrows, very thin and even with an exposed catheter in his wrists and chest. . In a blog and in rensa interviews, he claimed as he was taking a break from his treatments, including chemotherapy, to participate in the country’s historic moment.

In the interview with La Tercera, he is asked if he lied to his constituents. “Yes poh,” he replied, then said, “I feel like I have to retire. I have nothing else to do at the Convention.”

Last month, the Popular List suffered the departure of iconic figures who gave it its popularity.

At least 17 conventional members on this list resigned after the failure of the presidential candidacy of the indigenous activist Diego Ancalao, which was canceled due to the alleged forgery of more than 60% of the required signatures. The notary who validated them died in February.