Chi Hyun Chung
Chi Hyun Chung | |
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| 정치현 | |
Chung in 2019 | |
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| Born | Chi Hyun Chung 7 March 1970 Gwangju, South Korea |
| Party | Popular Solidarity Alliance (2021–present) Front for Victory (2020) Christian Democratic Party (2019) |
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| Hangul | 정치현 |
| RR | Jeong Chihyeon |
| MR | Chŏng Ch'ihyŏn |
| IPA | [tɕʌŋ tɕʰiçʌn] |
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Chi Hyun Chung (Korean: 정치현; pronounced [tɕʌŋ tɕʰiçʌn]; Spanish: [ˈtʃi ˈ(x)jun ˈtʃuŋɡ]; born 7 March 1970) is a Korean-born Bolivian doctor, evangelical pastor and politician. He became notable in the country's media for his far-right statements.
Chung was a candidate for the President of Bolivia for the Christian Democratic Party in the 2019 Bolivian general election, where he came in third place with almost 9% of the vote. He was later the candidate for the Front For Victory in the 2020 Bolivian general election. Due to his conservative ideology, some international news media have described Chung as the "Bolivian Bolsonaro".