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Cristian Valenzuela, the Political Chess Player Behind Kast's Story

Summary by El Pais
When Sebastián Piñera celebrated his victory over leftist Alejandro Guiller in December 2017, his team wanted to know if José Antonio Kast, former UDI militant and who had presented himself as an independent to those elections with a hard right-wing speech (he obtained 7.9% of the votes in the first round), would go to congratulate him to the Crowne Plaza hotel. In the commando he jumped a name to get out of the doubt: Cristian Valenzuela. Accor…

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Cristian Valenzuela, the Political Chess Player Behind Kast's Story

When Sebastián Piñera celebrated his victory over leftist Alejandro Guiller in December 2017, his team wanted to know if José Antonio Kast, former UDI militant and who had presented himself as an independent to those elections with a hard right-wing speech (he obtained 7.9% of the votes in the first round), would go to congratulate him to the Crowne Plaza hotel. In the commando he jumped a name to get out of the doubt: Cristian Valenzuela. Accor…

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El Pais broke the news in Spain on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
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