Radical right grows in South America as Chile elects its most right-wing leader since Pinochet
• Dec 15, 2025, 4:12 PM
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José Antonio Kast was elected Chilean president on December 14, the first far-right leader in the country since the fall of Augusto Pinochet in 1990. An ultraconservative, the 59-year-old won 58% of the popular vote, with the moderate communist Jeannette Jara, supported by a broad leftist coalition, bringing in just 42%. But who is José Antonio Kast?
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