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Camila Vallejo accuses Kast of a “very cowardly attitude” toward Milei

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Former Chilean government spokesperson Camila Vallejo accused President José Antonio Kast of failing to challenge Argentine President Javier Milei’s remarks.
  • Vallejo made the criticism amid a sovereignty dispute involving the Strait of Magellan.
  • She said Milei’s insults toward the left and the absence of a public rebuke from Kast were serious.

Camila Vallejo has accused Chilean President José Antonio Kast of showing a “very cowardly attitude” toward Argentine President Javier Milei, as controversy grows over sovereignty in the Strait of Magellan.

very cowardly attitude

· Camila VallejoVallejo used the phrase to characterize Kast’s stance toward Milei.

Speaking to Uruguay’s La Diaria Radio, the former government spokesperson criticized Milei’s visit to Chile and his attacks on the left. Milei criticized the “communist Salvador Allende” and referred to the left as “dirty leftists.”

communist Salvador Allende

· Javier MileiVallejo cited Milei’s description of Chilean former president Salvador Allende.

Vallejo said such remarks reflected a broader pattern in the far right. She argued that the pattern explained Milei’s words in Chile, including his description of people who disagree with him, left-wing citizens and progressives as “dirty leftists.”

dirty leftists

· Javier MileiVallejo cited Milei’s insult toward people on the left and progressives.

She also questioned why Kast had not publicly reprimanded the Argentine president. Vallejo said the absence of a response was “extremely serious,” arguing that it helped legitimize the idea expressed through Milei’s political conduct. The supplied report ends as she continues developing that criticism.

That is extremely serious

· Camila VallejoVallejo described the lack of a rebuke from Kast as serious.
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