SANTIAGO, Chile, March 24 (UPI) -- Citing low chances of success, the government of President José Antonio Kast has withdrawn Chile's support for former President Michelle Bachelet's bid to become United Nations secretary-genera.
Former President Gabriel Boric announced Bachelet's candidacy in September by and it had secured official backing from Mexico and Brazil.
"We have concluded that the current context of this election, the fragmentation of candidacies from Latin American countries and differences with key actors involved in the process make this candidacy unviable and unlikely to succeed," Chile's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.
The ministry added that it and Chilean embassies will no longer participate in efforts to promote Bachelet's candidacy abroad.
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