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Chile 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. As was predicted, the ultra-right Chilean president, José Antonio Kast, announced yesterday that his government does not support the candidacy of former president Michel Bachelet to the General Secretariat of the United Nations (UN), withdrawing the official support declared in February by the then ruler Gabriel Boric.
It was at the beginning of March that the president of the Socialist Party, Paulina Vodanovic, warned the government of José Antonio Kast that if they did not support Michelle Bachelet’s option to the General Secretariat of the UN it could lead to “political consequences.” On Tuesday, the President announced that Chile removed its support for that nomination. Vodanovic, however, lowered the tone of his warning, despite the heavy inconvenience th…
Chile withdraws support for Bachelet's candidacy for UN Secretary General
The government of José Antonio Kast on Tuesday withdrew Chile's backing for former President Michelle Bachelet's bid to lead the United Nations, deeming her candidacy “unviable” in the current context.
The former Chilean president aspires to be the first woman to head the General Secretariat of the United Nations
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.
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