Eduardo Artés

Eduardo Artés Brichetti (born in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, O'Higgins Region, 25 October 1951) is a Chilean educator and political figure. He is the leader of the Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action) and Patriotic Union, which nominated him as a candidate for the 2017 presidential election.[1]

Eduardo Artés
Secretary-General of the Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action)
Assumed office
8 November 1979
Personal details
Born (1951-10-25) 25 October 1951
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile
Political partyChilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action)
Patriotic Union
Alma materTechnical University of the State
OccupationEducator

Artés is anti-revisionist and defines himself as "Marxist-Leninist", although his detractors qualify him like "Neostalinist".[2][3] On several occasions he has expressed support for North Korea's ideological and social model.[4][5]

In 2005 he was a candidate for senator for Santiago with support of the coalition Juntos Podemos Más. In 2009 he had a failed presidential candidacy.[6]

Artés criticized Israel in November 2017, calling it "a threat to world peace."[7]

Works
  • Reformismo: Antesala del fascismo. Artés Brichetti, Eduardo. 1998.
  • Elementos para el desarrollo y aplicación en la política de los comunistas. Artés Brichetti, Eduardo. 2004.

References
  1. #ArtésPresidente UPA
  2. "Eduardo Artés, candidato PC (AP): "Convocar a una Asamblea Constituyente para otra Constitución"" (in Spanish). El Clarín de Chile. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "¿El Stalin chileno? Se remece el escenario político con la inscripción de un inesperado candidato presidencial" (in Spanish). El Periscopio. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. "EDUARDO ARTÉS: "EN CHILE ESTAMOS LUCHANDO POR COSAS QUE EN COREA DEL NORTE YA TIENEN"" (in Spanish). T13. August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. "¿Presidenciales: ¿Quién es el candidato Eduardo Artés?" (in Spanish). Publimetro. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. (in Spanish) (Video) Eduardo Artés renuncia a su candidatura presidencial
  7. "Chilean presidential candidate calls Israel 'a threat to world peace'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

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