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Bachelet and Boric attend farewell ceremony for Camilo Escalona at former National Congress

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Chilean political figures gathered at the former National Congress in Santiago to pay tribute to Socialist Party leader Camilo Escalona, who died at 71 after prostate cancer.
  • Former presidents Michelle Bachelet and Gabriel Boric attended the ceremony, held during two days of official mourning declared by President José Antonio Kast.
  • Escalona served as Senate president, lawmaker, Socialist Party president five times and the party’s secretary-general.

Former presidents Michelle Bachelet and Gabriel Boric joined political figures from across Chile’s political spectrum on Sunday to bid farewell to Camilo Escalona at the former National Congress in Santiago.

Escalona, a historic leader of the Socialist Party, died at 71 after suffering from prostate cancer. The civic ceremony took place during two days of official mourning declared by President José Antonio Kast.

Among those attending were Senate President Paulina Núñez, lawmakers Matías Walker, Daniela Astudillo and César Valenzuela, and mayors Karina Delfino and Christopher White. Escalona served as president of the Senate, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, president of the Socialist Party on five occasions and secretary-general of the party until his death.

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