The far-right government José Antonio Closet on Tuesday he withdrew support from Chile to the candidacy of the former socialist president Michelle Bachelet for the general secretary of the HIM.
The former president Chilean received the support of the leftist government Gabriel Boric (2022-2026), in conjunction with Mexico y Brazil.
Despite not having the support of Chilecan still continue with his candidacy, thanks to the support of the two Latin American powers.
Bachelet74 years old and a pediatrician by profession, is the only woman to become president in Chile (2006-2010 and 2014-2018), with the Party Socialist.
“The dispersion of candidates from countries of America Latina and the differences with some of the relevant actors that define this process, make this candidacy and the eventual success of this application unviable,” said the Chancellery Chilean in a statement.
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Bachelet She is one of the candidates to replace the Portuguese Antonio Guterres, who concludes his second term at the head of the UN on December 31, 2026.
The Chilean politician has already held high positions in the international organization. She also served as executive director of HIM Women (2010-2013) and then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2018-2022).
Michelle Bachelet’s candidacy for the UN ‘is an embarrassment’, according to the Government of Chile
The Chilean right questioned the candidacy of Michelle Bachelet for the UN, that the government of Boric made official last February.
“It was not a candidacy of State“, because it was not agreed upon with the then right-wing opposition, he told the press this Tuesday Stephan Schubertdeputy of the ruling Republican Party.
However, the government announced that if Bachelet continues with his candidacy, they will not support any of his rivals.
The socialist deputy Raúl Sotoa co-religionist of the former president, said for his part that the decision of Closet “It is an unprecedented international embarrassment.”
Bachelet has not yet spoken after the Chilean government’s announcement.
They will also compete for the top position in the Nations United the costa rican Cardigan Green teamwho worked as general secretary of the Conference of the HIM on Trade y Developmentand the Argentine Rafael Grossidirector of Body International of Energy Atomicpromoted by the government of Javier mercy.
In 80 years no woman held the presidency of the world organization and there is barely one representative of America Latina: the Peruvian diplomat Javier Pérez from Cuellar between 1982 and 1991.
According to an unregulated practice that is not always followed, the general secretary rotates between regions. This time, it would be up to America Latina.
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