Diego Ancalao Gavilán (born December 13, 1980, in Purén) is a Chilean and Mapuche politician. On August 20, 2021, the List of the People proclaimed him their candidate for President of Chile in the 2021 Chilean general election. [1] [2] The Electoral Service, though, rejected his candidacy on 26 August 2021 on the grounds he did not provide the required minimum number of endorsements from independent electors. [3] On August 4, 2023, he became the first person to be detained for corruption charges in connection to the Convenios case. [4]
References
- ^ "Quién es Diego Ancalao, el presidenciable de la Lista del Pueblo que juntó las firmas exigidas por el Servel horas antes de que expirara el plazo". Ex-Ante (in Spanish). 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Aton (20 August 2021). Marín, V. (ed.). "Lista del Pueblo proclama a Diego Ancalao como candidato presidencial: Aún no tiene todas las firmas". Emol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Reyes P., Carlos; Garrido, Mónica (2021-08-26). "Dos candidatos menos: Servel denuncia ante Fiscalía firmas falsificadas en candidatura de Diego Ancalao y también rechaza postulación de Gino Lorenzini". La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Cisternas, María Luisa; Guerra, Ignacio (2023-08-04). "Caso convenios: Detienen a Diego Ancalao por fraude al fisco, lavado de activos y estafa". Emol. Archived from the original on 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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