Eduardo Artés
| Eduardo Artés | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General of the Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action) | |
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Assumed office November 8, 1979 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 25, 1951 San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile |
| Political party |
Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action) Patriotic Union |
| Alma mater | Technical University of the State |
| Occupation | Educator |
Eduardo Artés Brichetti (born in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, O'Higgins Region, October 25 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.
Artés is anti-revisionist and defines himself as "Marxist-Leninist", although his detractors qualify him like "Neostalinist". On several occasions he has expressed support for North Korea's ideological and social model.
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.
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