Chile leaders bury the hatchet after cable project clash
Santiago, Chile (AFP) Mar 9, 2026
Chile's outgoing president and his successor met Sunday to cool tensions, after publicly clashing over a Chinese fiber optic cable project, with both promising a smooth handover of power on March 11. Hard-right president-elect Jose Antonio Kast met with leftist President Gabriel Boric earlier this week to coordinate the transfer after December's election. But the meeting ended abruptly a
Chile's outgoing president and his successor met Sunday to cool tensions, after publicly clashing over a Chinese fiber optic cable project, with both promising a smooth handover of power on March 11. Hard-right president-elect Jose Antonio Kast met with leftist President Gabriel Boric earlier this week to coordinate the transfer after December's election. But the meeting ended abruptly a