The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, published a tweet this Thursday night, where he repudiates the assassination attempt on the vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, along with solidarity with her. In addition, from the Chilean Foreign Ministry they made a call to take care of democracy in the face of the threat of political violence.
The President of Chile, Gabriel Boricissued a statement on Thursday night, where he repudiates the assassination attempt of the former president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández.
Through his Twitter account, President Boric indicated that what happened to Fernández de Kirchner should be repudiated and condemned throughout the continent, along with sending his solidarity to the former ruler of Argentina.
“The assassination attempt on the vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández, deserves the repudiation and condemnation of the entire continent. My solidarity with her, the Government and the Argentine people. The way will always be the debate of ideas and dialogue, never weapons or violence,” Boric tweeted.
The assassination attempt on the vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández, deserves the repudiation and condemnation of the entire continent. My solidarity with her, the Government and the Argentine people. The path will always be the debate of ideas and dialogue, never weapons or violence.
— Gabriel Boric Font (@gabrielboric) September 2, 2022
In addition, the Foreign Minister of Chile, Antonia Urrejola, maintained on her Twitter account, where they make a call to protect democracy, along with sending all of Chile’s solidarity to the Argentine government and to the current vice president.
“From Chile, we repudiate the treacherous attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. These facts remind us of the importance of protecting our democracies every day from intolerance and political violence. All our solidarity with the vice president, the government and the Argentine people,” tweeted the chancellor.
This Thursday night, the Federal Police of Argentina arrested an armed man who was a few meters from the trans-Andean vice president, when she was in the street, at the doors of her apartment in the capital’s Recoleta neighborhood, surrounded by militants. Kirchnerists.
Local television media showed images showing a man trying to shoot the vice president.
The incident is part of a climate of strong political tension in Argentina, following on August 22 a prosecutor requested a 12-year prison sentence for Cristina Fernández in the context of the oral trial she faces for alleged irregularities in the award of public works during his Government (2007-2015).
