# 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]

## What this stands on

1. 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.cl, News)
2. 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. (cooperativa.cl, News)
3. 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, News)
4. 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.cl, News)
5. 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.cl, News)
6. Argentine President Javier Milei will speak at the start of the Madrid Forum, which is one of the main international conservative summits. (La Tercera, News)
7. 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, News)

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