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16:20, October 06, 2008 |
Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar has said that he will not compete in next year's presidential election.
"I'm not going to be a candidate," Lagos said in an interview with the El Mercurio newspaper published Sunday.
Lagos said he will support any candidate chosen by the center-left ruling coalition for the presidency.
He added his current priority is to help candidates from the ruling coalition win the municipal elections slated for late October.
Lagos served as president from 2000-2006. When he left office in March 2006, he saw approval ratings of over 70 percent.
Since May 2007, he has acted as a special UN envoy on climate change.
Chile is to hold presidential election next December. Possible presidential contenders from the ruling coalition include former foreign minister Soledad Alvear and Jose Miguel Insulza, the incumbent secretary general of the Organization of American States.
Source:Xinhua
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