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- ↑ "Quién es Paul Sfeir, el candidato republicano que se impuso en Atacama y busca preservar la Constitución vigente" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ↑ "Paul Sfeir, el consejero condecorado por un congresista de EEUU acusado de 52 delitos de corrupción". El Mostrador. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
