In early 2006, after he lost the presidency of the PDC to Soledad Alvear, Zaldívar became a vocal critic of the Chilean economic system and voiced his disappointment of the government's "unwillingness" to amend it.
Zaldívar became a vocal critic of the Chilean economic system. This was in early 2006. Zaldívar voiced his disappointment of the government's "unwillingness" to amend it. This was in early 2006. He lost the presidency of the PDC to Soledad Alvear.