US EditionChile Withdraws Support for Michelle Bachelet’s U.N. Bid
Chile's new government under President Kast reversed prior support for Bachelet, citing regional candidacy fragmentation and low chances of success, the foreign ministry said.
- On Tuesday, Chile's government under President Jose Antonio Kast withdrew the nation's support for former socialist president Michelle Bachelet's candidacy for United Nations secretary-general.
- President Jose Antonio Kast's predecessor, Gabriel Boric, had backed Bachelet's bid to become the first woman to lead the United Nations, a move also supported by Brazil and Mexico.
- Chile stated, "The fragmentation of candidacies among Latin American states and the differences with some of the key players shaping this process render this candidacy and its eventual success unviable."
- Despite Santiago's decision, Bachelet retains backing from Brazil and Mexico and can continue her campaign, though Chile will not support any alternative candidates if she remains in the race.
- Bachelet hopes to succeed Portugal's Antonio Guterres as Latin America seeks the post, previously held by Peruvian diplomat Javier Perez Cuellar, the only Latin American UN secretary-general.
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SANTIAGO (AP) — The government of the ultra-rightist president José Antonio Kast on Tuesday withdrew Chile’s support for the candidacy of the former left-wing president Michelle Bachelet for the post of Secretary General of the United Nations, in view of the elections that will define the next leader of the organization for the period beginning in 2027. “The context of this election, the dispersion of candidatures from Latin American countries a…
The withdrawal of Chile's support takes place weeks after José Antonio Kast's presidency, marking the most focused guinea on the right in the South American country in decades.
As expected, the Government of Chile has withdrawn the candidacy of former President Michelle Bachelet to the General Secretariat of the United Nations, officially presented by Gabriel Boric in January with the support of Mexico and Brazil . The decision was announced at noon by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement stating that it has reached the «conviction» that because of the dispersion of candidatures of the region its application …
The new Chilean government argued a lack of regional consensus and international differences to lower the postulation promoted by Boric; the former president can continue in the race
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