"We ended the transition process because we don't trust the information being given to us. We require a more thorough audit and more information, Kast said on Tuesday. The president-elect suspended all scheduled meetings between current ministers and their incoming counterparts after a brief 22-minute meeting with President Boric at La Moneda."
"The concerns extend beyond the Chinese submarine cable project to sensitive issues such as public finances and civil-service appointments that, according to Kast, the current government is securing to prevent dismissals. In effect, Kast has launched an investigation into the outgoing administration."
"Although their political positions are polar opposites, both had maintained a formal and respectful dialogue since Kast won the December election with 58% of the vote. That changed during a bilateral meeting at La Moneda Palace, where conflicting accounts emerged regarding a Chinese submarine cable project."
Tensions escalated between Chile's outgoing leftwing president Gabriel Boric and incoming far-right president Jose Antonio Kast days before the power transfer. Despite maintaining formal dialogue after Kast's December election victory with 58% of the vote, conflict emerged over a Chinese submarine cable project. Boric claims he warned Kast before U.S. sanctions on three officials, while Kast insists he was never informed. This dispute prompted Kast to break off the transition process—unprecedented in recent Chilean history. Kast suspended all scheduled ministerial meetings and created an administrative task force to audit government information, citing concerns about public finances and civil-service appointments beyond the submarine cable issue.
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