Chile's Leftist Presidential Hopefuls Spar Over SQM-Codelco Deal
Chile's left-leaning presidential contenders clashed over a landmark deal signed last year between lithium supplier SQM and state-owned Codelco, highlighting differences ahead of the sector's primary vote.
'I am not willing to have the Chilean government form an alliance with SQM,' Jeannette Jara, who most recently served as President Gabriel Boric's labor minister, said in an ADN radio debate Monday.
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