SANTIAGO — UN Secretary-General António Guterres refused to comment on statements made by the organization’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who declared her support for left-wing presidential candidate Gabriel Boric ahead of Chile’s runoff election on Sunday. By doing so, the UN’s top official dismisses accusations of “interventionism” made by far-right candidate José Antonio Kast.
Ms. Bachelet, a former Chilean president herself, published a video on the Twitter profile of her Horizonte Ciudadano foundation. She called upon Chileans to “elect a president who ensures that our country can truly continue on a path of progress for all, a...