Eduardo Artés Brichetti (born in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, O'Higgins Region, 25 October 1951) is a Chilean educator and political figure.
He is the leader of the Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action) and Patriotic Union, which nominated him as a candidate for the 2017 presidential election.Artés is anti-revisionist and defines himself as "Marxist-Leninist", although his detractors qualify him like "Neostalinist".
On several occasions he has expressed support for North Korea's ideological and social model.In 2005 he was a candidate for senator for Santiago with support of the coalition Juntos Podemos Más.
In 2009 he had a failed presidential candidacy.Artés criticized Israel in November 2017, calling it "a threat to world peace."