Following a question period, the delegates moved into a working group session featuring an expert panel moderated by Senator Larraín.
ARTICLE 2 OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CHARTER
"The effective exercise of representative democracy is the basis for the rule of law and of the constitutional regimes of the member states of the Organization of American States. Representative democracy is strengthened and deepened by permanent, ethical, and responsible participation of the citizenry within a legal framework conforming to the respective constitutional order."
"This is the commitment that citizens expect from us – clear and concrete answers to their social demands, executed effectively, in a way that is open, transparent, direct, and participatory. With this change, not only will we be able to see through more State transformations, but we will be able to pride ourselves on a true democracy that is citizen-oriented."
Hernán Larraín, Senator of Chile