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Bachelet reaffirms bid for UN secretary-general despite earlier remarks

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet reaffirmed to her advisory team that she would continue seeking the UN secretary-generalship.
  • Her team said she supports an independent UN focused on multilateralism, international law, democracy and human rights, alongside institutional reform.
  • The reaffirmation came days after Bachelet reportedly said at a university discussion that she would not become secretary-general.

Michelle Bachelet has told the team of former foreign ministers advising her that she intends to continue her campaign for United Nations secretary-general, despite saying days earlier that she would not take the post.

According to La Tercera, the former Chilean president joined the group by Zoom and appeared in very good spirits. Her advisers said she reaffirmed her decision to move forward with the candidacy and defend her vision of an independent UN committed to multilateralism, international law, democracy and human rights.

We met with the former president, and she told us of her decision to move forward and defend her vision of an independent Secretariat General committed to the best values of multilateralism, international law, democracy and human rights, and a reform to make the organization more efficient in addressing the challenges of peace and security.

· Heraldo MuñozBachelet's former foreign minister and head of her advisory team described her decision to continue the UN campaign.

The team also said Bachelet wants reforms that would make the organization more effective in addressing peace and security challenges. Her former foreign minister, Heraldo Muñoz, who leads the advisory group, described the candidacy as a values-based conviction in response to what he called apparent setbacks.

“We met with the former president, and she told us of her decision to move forward and defend her vision of an independent Secretariat General committed to the best values of multilateralism, international law, democracy and human rights, and a reform to make the organization more efficient in addressing the challenges of peace and security,” Muñoz said. He added: “Her candidacy represents a values-based conviction in the face of the setbacks that seem to be taking hold.”

Her candidacy represents a values-based conviction in the face of the setbacks that seem to be taking hold.

· Heraldo MuñozMuñoz explained the political and institutional motivation he sees behind Bachelet's candidacy.
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