Chilean UDI Deputy Defends Past Contacts with Argentine Troll Strategist Cerimedo

Chilean UDI deputy Eduardo Cretton defended past contacts with Fernando Cerimedo after a failed vote on an anti-bot commission.

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Chilean UDI deputy Eduardo Cretton justified the opposition's refusal to support a special commission investigating political bots and disinformation networks on 2026-04-12. ^[1] The special commission to investigate the use of bots and disinformation networks in political campaigns failed to pass in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies on 2026-04-12. ^[2] Chilean President José Antonio Kast will deliver the closing speech at the Madrid Forum on September 4, 2026, instead of the originally scheduled opening address. ^[3] Cretton defended contacts made by UDI personnel with Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine communication strategist known as the 'king of trolls/bots', who is currently detained in Bolivia for alleged femicide and illicit enrichment. ^[4] The initiative to create a commission failed in the Chamber of Deputies because only 103 of the 155 deputies attended the vote, falling short of the 62-vote quorum. ^[5] Argentine President Javier Milei will speak at the start of the Madrid Forum, which is one of the main international conservative summits. ^[6] Officials in La Moneda stated that President Kast will maintain a 'Republican tone' to avoid confrontation, differing from his confrontational style at the 2024 Buenos Aires forum. ^[7]

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Chilean UDI deputy Eduardo Cretton justified the opposition's refusal to support a special commission investigating political bots and disinformation networks on 2026-04-12. ·

cooperativa.clChile

The special commission to investigate the use of bots and disinformation networks in political campaigns failed to pass in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies on 2026-04-12. ·

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Chilean President José Antonio Kast will deliver the closing speech at the Madrid Forum on September 4, 2026, instead of the originally scheduled opening address. · La Tercera

Cretton defended contacts made by UDI personnel with Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine communication strategist known as the 'king of trolls/bots', who is currently detained in Bolivia for alleged femicide and illicit enrichment. ·

cooperativa.clChile

The initiative to create a commission failed in the Chamber of Deputies because only 103 of the 155 deputies attended the vote, falling short of the 62-vote quorum. ·

cooperativa.clChile

Argentine President Javier Milei will speak at the start of the Madrid Forum, which is one of the main international conservative summits. · La Tercera

Officials in La Moneda stated that President Kast will maintain a 'Republican tone' to avoid confrontation, differing from his confrontational style at the 2024 Buenos Aires forum. · La Tercera

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