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Who is Jose Antonio Kast, Chile’s newly elected far-right leader?

Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party – who claims to be inspired by US President Donald Trump – has won Chile’s presidential run-off election, marking a major shift in the ... Read More

Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president

Many believe Kast will be the most right-wing president since Augusto Pinochet, who oversaw a 17-year dictatorship from 1973. Read More

Ultra-conservative’s election win gives Chile its most right-wing president since dictatorship

Chile’s ultra-conservative opposition candidate, José Antonio Kast, has secured a thumping victory in the presidential runoff election. Read More

Hard-right former lawmaker José Antonio Kast leads in Chile's polarizing presidential runoff

Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party, addresses supporters after early results in the general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristobal ... Read More

Far right candidate leads in Chilean presidential election polls

Chileans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election in which the son of a Nazi party member, who has pledged to build a border wall to keep migrants out of the country, is the leading ... Read More

Chile's polarized presidential election heads to a second round

Supporters of presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition watch results come in during general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday. (Natacha Pisarenko | AP) SANTIAGO, ... Read More

Hard-right former lawmaker José Antonio Kast leads in Chile's polarizing presidential runoff

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A hard-right former lawmaker and admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump held the upper hand as Chile headed to a polarizing presidential runoff against a member of Chile's ... Read More

Chile's polarized presidential election heads to a second round

A closely fought first-round vote on Sunday has set up a showdown between a member of the Communist Party and an ultraconservative veteran... SANTIAGO, Chile — Two candidates with drastically ... Read More

Hard-right former lawmaker José Antonio Kast leads in Chile's polarizing presidential runoff

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