Chile, Bachelet calls together six opposition parties to coordinate a common line

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has called together the leaders of six opposition parties for Thursday 15 October to discuss common positions in the face of current political events and strengthen the coordination of the progressive camp against the right-wing government of President José Antonio Kast.

The meeting will be held at the headquarters of the Horizonte Ciudadano foundation and will see the participation, according to what was reported by the Chilean media, of representatives of the Party for Democracy, the Socialist Party, the Broad Front, the Liberal Party, the Communist Party and the Christian Democrats. The call comes after Bachelet relaunched her public role, following the end of her candidacy for the general secretary of the United Nations, and while hypotheses are multiplying about her possible third candidacy for the presidency in 2029.

His entourage, however, underlines that the meeting does not formally have an electoral character, but aims to encourage dialogue between the opposition forces.