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Jose Antonio Caste has won a runoff in Chile's presidential election, amid voter concern over rising crime and migration in the country's biggest right-wing swing since the end of the military dictatorship in the 1990s.
The new president of Chile will be José Antonio Kast. From March 11, 2026, the 59-year-old lawyer, founder and chairman of the extremely right-wing Republican Party will rule the country.
Hours before Chile chose him with overwhelming support as its new president from March 11, 2026, José Antonio Kast did something absolutely unusual to...
Right-wing Republican candidate Jose Antonio Kast, who claims to have been inspired by US President Donald Trump, has won Chile's presidential runoff election, marking a major shift in the Latin American country's political landscape.
The next government led by José Antonio Kast in Chile will represent a drastic shift towards a free market model, based on an aggressive reduction of the state apparatus, tax cuts and a strong commitment to private investment as the main engine of growth.This plan, while applauded by a part of the business sector, generates deep doubts and skepticism among local economists about its viability and possible social consequences.The core of Kast's e…
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