José Antonio Kast Starts His First Official European Tour with Meetings with Pope Leo XIV, Giorgia Meloni and Spain's Conservative Leaders
Opposition deputies are preparing to file the case as Rabat denies wrongdoing and Kast keeps him in office.
- On Wednesday, November 4, 2026, Chilean President Antonio Kast arrived in Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and receive an audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace.
- While Kast travels abroad, his government faces domestic turmoil as opposition deputies prepare to impeach Justice Minister Fernando Rabat over controversial decrees cutting prison sentences for offenders convicted of crimes against minors.
- Removing the minister requires a majority vote in the 155-seat Chamber of Deputies followed by 26 of 50 Senate votes, with the populist Party of the People holding the deciding votes.
- Although Rabat denies wrongdoing and Kast has kept him in office, PDG caucus leader Juan Marcelo Valenzuela described the sentence cuts as a 'political error,' signaling potential instability for the president's reform agenda.
- The president will return to Madrid for the 30th Ibero-American Summit on Thursday and Friday before flying back to Chile on Friday, November 6, concluding his first official visit to Spain since taking office.
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The president of Chile, José Antonio Kast, said that Italy is an "example" in the fight against organized crime and irregular migration.
José Antonio Kast starts his first official European tour with meetings with Pope Leo XIV, Giorgia Meloni and Spain's conservative leaders
Chilean President José Antonio Kast has begun his first official state visit to Europe, with meetings planned with Pope Leo XIV, Giorgia Meloni, Spanish leaders and King Felipe VI.
Madrid, Nov 2 (EFE).- The president of Chile, José Antonio Kast, started this Monday in Madrid a short European tour, "but with a vision of state", said, to "strengthen ties and international relations with Spain and Italy, which are two countries that invest in a "very important" way in the South American country. Nothing more [...] The Kast entry starts trip to Spain and Italy with "State vision" to strengthen relations was first published in …
Chilean President begins European tour amid political crisis
Santiago, Chile, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast begins a tour that will take him to Spain, Italy, and the Vatican, amid a government crisis sparked by reducing sentences for individuals convicted of sexual abuse against children.
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