Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election
Kast’s victory is seen as part of a trend of right-wing victories across Latin America, including in Argentina.
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2 developments- Dec 14, 2025Only lean-left coverage:Chile holds an election that could deliver its most right-wing president since dictatorship
- Dec 15, 2025Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election
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Quiet for 288 daysLast development · Dec 15, 2025 — Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election
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5 viewpointsChile elects Kast as president, deepening regional shift to law-and-order politics
Chile shifts sharply right as José Antonio Kast wins Presidency
Landslide win for Kast gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades
Chile, land of Pinochet, elects its most right-wing president in decades
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4 viewpointsConservative Kast's victory in Chile suggests a hard-right, pro-Trump surge across Latin America
Chile shifts sharply right as José Antonio Kast wins Presidency
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4 viewpointsMajor win for ultra-conservative gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades
‘Make Chile great again’ candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election
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4 articlesChile’s new far-right head is latest Latin American leader to ride hardline wave to power
Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election
Far-right José Antonio Kast favored to win as Chile votes in presidential runoff
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