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Lilian Samaniego defended her proposal in the agreement with doctors and avoided speaking about María Teresa Barán's departure
The senator said her proposal served as the basis for breaking the deadlock between the Executive Branch and the medical unions. She also highlighted that the understanding avoided resignations and allowed hospital care to return to normal.
Disident Colorado Senator Lilian Samaniego said she played an active role in the negotiated resolution of the conflict between the Executive Branch and the medical unions, and stated that her proposal was taken as the basis for reaching the agreement, according to Última Hora.
At a press conference, the lawmaker said the understanding made it possible to avoid the resignation of specialist doctors and break the salary dispute. In that regard, she stressed that the situation allowed hospitals to continue operating normally.
According to Última Hora, Samaniego thanked Rosanna González, president of the National Doctors’ Union, for publicly acknowledging that she was the first to present a way out of the conflict.
The proposal mentioned by the senator contemplated G. 7 million on a quarterly basis to cover this year. Samaniego explained that her plan included seven stages and that it always aimed at payments from now until 2027, without considering 2028. She also said her technical team considered it a sustainable and feasible alternative.
The lawmaker celebrated that the agreement was reached through dialogue between the executive sector and the medical union. She also said the crisis table set up in the Senate accompanied that process and that both sides showed the flexibility needed to close a proposal she considered viable.
When asked whether her intervention may have hindered the negotiation instead of facilitating it, Samaniego replied, according to Última Hora, with another question: if that had been the case, she did not believe the conflict would have been resolved.
She also avoided giving a direct answer when asked whether she had any responsibility or involvement in the removal of the Health Minister, María Teresa Barán. On that point, she limited herself to saying that what mattered was that doctors, including specialists who were unique within the public system, remained in hospitals.
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