The Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday (22) countered statements by the Argentine ambassador to the country, Rafael Bielsa, regarding the right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast, who was first placed in the first round of the Chilean presidential elections this Sunday (21).
Kast, who got around 28% of the vote, will compete on Dec. 19 in the second round with leftist Gabriel Boric, who has reached approximately 25%.
“The government of Chile rejects the statements made by the Argentine Republic’s ambassador, Rafael Bielsa, to the press in that country, in which he refers to one of the candidates for the presidency of Chile, José Antonio Kast, in inadequate terms”, says the note released by the Ministry of Chilean Foreign Affairs.
“These demonstrations represent an unacceptable interference in Chile’s internal affairs and violate the norms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,” the statement added.
According to a Clarín report, in interviews with Argentine radio stations, Bielsa had compared Kast to former US president Donald Trump and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.
“Kast’s speech is very generic and imprecise, but it is not a right comparable to that of (current Chilean President Sebastián) Piñera, it is a right that is not afraid to say its name,” he declared.
“Kast’s right represents a rupture, it is Pinochetite, it does not talk about human rights, nor about the disappearance of people, nor about torture, nor about state responsibilities, and it is not afraid to say its name”, added Bielsa, who added that Kast would be aggressive with Argentina – which led to speaking of “anti-Argentinism” on the part of the Chilean candidate.
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source https://pledgetimes.com/chile-accuses-argentine-ambassador-of-interference-after-comments-on-kast/
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