Chilean lawyer and politician (born 1966)
Kast Approval Hits Record Low After Early Release of Sex Offenders in Chile : Chile President José Antonio Kast’s approval rating sank to a record low as a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-02/chile-s-kast-approval-sinks-over-early-release-of-sex-offenders
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Kast’s Search for a Security Breakthrough in Chile: A failed security reform and increasing concerns about crime are weighing on the president’s approval ratings ...
americasquarterly.org/article/kasts-search-for-a-security-breakthrough-in-chile/
Chile Replaces Deputy Justice Minister Silva: President Kast replaced Deputy Justice Minister Luis Silva with Josefina Soto amid a row over 56 sentence cuts ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-removes-deputy-justice-minister-silva/
Kast Says Poduje Apologised Over Milei Jibe: Chile's President Kast says minister Iván Poduje apologised publicly over his remark about Argentina's Milei and ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-poduje-milei-apology-2026/
Who Dominates Chile, Elites and Regions Explained: Who holds Chile power in 2026: La Moneda, the Luksic and other family groups, Santiago, the armed forces ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-power-structure-explained-2026/
Chile’s Kast to Visit Bolivia on 16 October: Chile’s President José Antonio Kast will visit Bolivia on Friday 16 October 2026, a high-level step between two ...
riotimesonline.com/chiles-kast-to-visit-bolivia-on-16-october/
Chile Declares Las Condes Disaster Zone, 6 Hurt: President José Antonio Kast declared a Las Condes disaster zone after a mudslide hurt six people and flooded ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-las-condes-disaster-zone-mudslide-2026/
Kast Tells Christian Politicians to Rebuild Trust: Chile's President José Antonio Kast told Christian politicians from seven countries in Las Condes that Chile ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-christian-politicians-council-las-condes-2026/
Chile Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026: Chile politics in 2026 is a presidential system where José Antonio Kast holds executive power ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-politics-key-players-2026/
Chile’s Kast Doubles Police Arrest Window to 24 Hours: President José Antonio Kast signed a law giving Chile's police 24 hours, up from 12 ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-police-arrest-window-24-hours-2026/
Chile Budget Cuts Ley Cholito Pet Funds by 86%: Kast's first budget cuts Chile's Ley Cholito pet programme by 86%, drops Calles sin Violencia's line and funds ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-ley-cholito-budget-cut-2026/
Boric Rejects Chile’s Escudo de las Américas Membership: Chile's ex-president Gabriel Boric says the US-led Escudo de las Américas breaks with the country's ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-boric-rejects-escudo-de-las-americas-kast-2026/
Chile 2027 Budget: Kast Raises Spending 1.5% and Vows to Check Every Peso: Chile 2027 budget: President Kast proposes 1.5% more spending, protects pensions and ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-budget-2027-verify-every-peso-2026/
Chile’s Kast Says Security Reform Retreat Is No Defeat: Kast security reform: Chile's president says pulling his bill would be no defeat ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-security-reform-no-defeat-2026/
Riot police in Chile’s capital deployed tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of students protesting proposed education funding cuts ... Show more
Students and police clash in central Santiago during a protest against potential cuts to public education, one day after President Jose Antonio Kast presented ... Show more
Chile Fuel Relief: Kast Extends US$103 Monthly Aid to Taxis as Truckers Rule Out Strike
riotimesonline.com/chile-fuel-relief-kast-extends-transport-aid-truckers-2026/
Kast faces internal resistance for having added Chile to Trump’s Shield of the Americas
english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-29/kast-faces-internal-resistance-for-having-added-chile-to-trumps-shield-of-the-americas.html
Chile Merges 25 Social Programmes Into Nine After Kast Vowed No Cuts: Chile's government has discontinued 25 social programmes and folded them into nine ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-25-social-programmes-discontinued-budget-2027-2026/
Kast Approval Falls to 25% in Chile’s September 2026 Survey, 11 Points Below August, Though the Same Pollster Had the President at 26% in May
riotimesonline.com/kast-approval-data-influye-series-2026/
Kast UN Speech Declares Chile Is Back and Faults the United Nations: The Kast UN speech told the General Assembly that Chile is back after six months ...
riotimesonline.com/kast-un-speech-chile-is-back-2026/
Bachelet UN Bid: Former Foreign Ministers Blame Kast, Cite US Snub: Former Chilean foreign ministers blame Kast for hurting the Bachelet UN bid and say the US ...
riotimesonline.com/bachelet-un-bid-former-ministers-blame-kast-2026/
Chile’s economic squeeze hits a beloved staple: the hot dog: Chileans are feeling the pinch as the cost of living rises, impacting even affordable foods like the ...
apnews.com/article/chile-cost-of-living-inflation-hot-dog-267c7040d4e5c4b1b7149ea69a68654b
Chile: IMF Backs Kast Agenda, Sees 3% Growth Path: Key Facts — What happened. The IMF (International Monetary Fund) publicly backed the economic agenda of ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-imf-backs-kast-agenda-sees-3-growth-path/
Chile Unemployment Crisis Pushes Kast Toward Stimulus as Allies Attack His Cabinet
riotimesonline.com/chile-unemployment-crisis-kast-stimulus-cabinet-2026/
Chile Imacec Falls 1.5% as Copper Shipments Drop for First Time Since 2023: The Chile Imacec activity index fell 1.5% in July and copper shipments dropped for ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-imacec-july-copper-exports-2026/
Police used water cannons and tear gas as student protesters clashed with police in central Santiago on September 3, as demonstrators marched against the ... Show more
Milei Joins the Madrid Forum in Santiago and Meets Kast: Javier Milei joined the Madrid Forum in Santiago and met President Kast, at the largest gathering yet of ...
riotimesonline.com/milei-madrid-forum-santiago-kast-2026/
Chile: Kast Refuses to Withdraw Security Reform, Cuts Ties With ‘King of the Trolls’
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-security-reform-non-negotiable-cerimedo-2026/
Chile GDP Flat in Second Quarter, Joint-Weakest in the OECD: Chile's economy stagnated in the second quarter of 2026, posting zero growth and a year-on-year ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-gdp-stagnation-oecd-kast-commission-2026/
Boric and Matthei Reject Chile’s Kast Security Reform: Former president Gabriel Boric and right-wing veteran Evelyn Matthei both rejected Chile's new ...
riotimesonline.com/boric-and-matthei-reject-chiles-kast-security-reform/
Chile Declares a Disaster Zone After Rain Hits the Driest Desert: President Kast declared a state of catastrophe in Tocopilla after about 30 millimetres of rain ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-tocopilla-state-of-catastrophe-mudflows-2026/
Kast Security Reform Stalls as His Own Allies Balk: President Jose Antonio Kast's constitutional security reform has hit a wall. His own UDI allies and ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-security-reform-resistance/
manilastandard.net Aug 14
IN PHOTOS | Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro paid a courtesy call on Chilean President José Antonio Kast at the Palacio de La Moneda in Santiago ... Show more
OpinionChile’s Boring Conservative President: Andrés Velasco weighs the risks and benefits of José Antonio Kast’s old-school center-right approach to governing.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/chile-jose-antonio-kast-boring-conservative-not-like-trump-by-andres-velasco-2026-08
Kast Unveils a 30-Measure Plan to Fight Organized Crime in Chile: Chile's presidential frontrunner José Antonio Kast unveiled ACOT, a package of more than 30 ...
riotimesonline.com/kast-unveils-a-30-measure-plan-to-fight-organized-crime-in-chile/
Chile Unemployment Steady at 9.4% in April–June 2026: INE reports 9.4% unemployment and 27% informality for Chile's April–June 2026 quarter ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-unemployment-steady-at-9-4-in-april-june-2026/
Chile’s Kast courts China day after US hits exports with forced labour tariff: Chilean president, who campaigned on aligning Chile with Trump, meets Beijing ...
scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3362612/chiles-kast-courts-china-day-after-us-hits-exports-forced-labour-tariff
Paid articlePaywall Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast says his government is restoring diplomatic relations with Venezuela after severing ties with then-President Nicolas ... Show more
The Korea Times Jul 31
Lee departs for Argentina after summit with Kast in Chile - The Korea Times: SANTIAGO — President Lee Jae Myung departed for Argentina on Thursday after wrapping ...
koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/others/20260731/lee-departs-for-argentina-after-summit-with-kast-in-chile
Mapuche’s battle over land in Chile enters a perilous phase under Kast presidency
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-mapuche-land-battle-chile-perilous-phase-under-kast-presidency/
Chile’s Kast Tax Reform Passes: What Changes for Foreign Residents: Chile's Chamber passed Kast's tax reform: corporate tax toward 23%, property-tax relief for ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-tax-reform-passes-foreign-residents-2026/
At least three killed and hundreds displaced by heavy rain in Chile: Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast says that he is travelling to the Biobio region to ...
aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/17/at-least-three-killed-and-hundreds-displaced-by-heavy-rain-in-chile
Chile’s Senate Narrowly Passes President Kast’s Economic Overhaul: Chile’s Senate narrowly passes President Kast’s economic reform by a single-vote margin ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-senate-narrowly-passes-kast-economic-reform/
Chile: Right-Wing Restoration with Cracks: Since March, José Antonio Kast has been governing Chile – | making him the first representative of the far right and ...
blaetter.de/ausgabe/2026/juli/chile-rechte-restauration-mit-rissen
Opinion100 Days of Right-Wing Government in Chile: The General's Return: Right-wing President José Antonio Kast is pursuing a neoliberal restoration in Chile ...
taz.de/100-Tage-Rechtsregierung-in-Chile/!6190213/
Chile’s Senate Advances Kast’s Tax Reform by a Single Vote: Chile's Senate advanced President Kast's flagship tax and investment reform by the slimmest margin ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-senate-kast-reconstruccion-nacional-general-approval-2026/
Students have called for a national strike against education budget cuts by Chile's far-right President Jose Antonio Kast ... Show more
Protests erupted near the Congress in Chile's port city of Valparaiso when far-right president Jose Antonio Kast gave his first State of the Nation ... Show more
Thousands Demonstrate Against Chilean Far-Right President Kast: In Chile, thousands of students, teachers and activists have taken to the streets of Santiago in ...
democracynow.org/2026/6/4/headlines/thousands_demonstrate_against_chilean_far_right_president_kast
Thousands of students protested in Santiago on June 3 against President Jose Antonio Kast’s austerity measures and education budget cuts. The national strike ... Show more
Kast and Chile's Investment Reset: The government needs to reconcile growth and legitimacy to boost GDP growth and investor confidence, two experts write.
americasquarterly.org/article/kast-and-chiles-investment-reset/
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Labour unions and student groups protested in Valparaiso as Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast delivered his first State of the Nation address ... Show more
Chile's MAGA-inspired border control: Chile digs desert trenches along its northern border as President José Antonio Kast pushes a hardline migration crackdown ...
npr.org/2026/05/23/nx-s1-5806607/chile-maga-inspired-border-control
Chile's Kast names new security minister in cabinet shuffle: Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday replaced the people who held two key roles in his ...
reuters.com/world/americas/chiles-kast-names-new-security-minister-cabinet-shuffle-2026-05-20/
Chile’s Lower House Backs Kast’s Economic Bill, but a Fight Looms: Chile's lower house approved Kast's economic reactivation bill, but the 25-year tax-stability ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-economic-bill-kast-tax-stability-vote-2026/
Chile’s Kast Names Fontaine to Chair the World’s Top Copper Producer: Chilean President José Antonio Kast designated economist Bernardo Fontaine as the new ...
riotimesonline.com/chiles-kast-names-fontaine-to-chair-the-worlds-top-copper-producer/
Chile’s Kast Calls Boric Government a Disaster on Every Front: The Kast Boric clash escalated 50 days after handover as Chile's new president called the prior ...
riotimesonline.com/kast-boric-clash-chile-50-days-may-2026/
Chile’s Kast Courts Delcy Rodríguez to Normalize Venezuela Ties and Deport Migrants
riotimesonline.com/kast-venezuela-deportation-delcy-rodriguez-chile/
Chile Joins US Minerals Push With New Signed Agreements: Chile and the US signed mining and security agreements in Santiago Monday, with arms-control official ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-us-mining-security-agreements-kast-dinanno-april-2026/
Chile carries out first deportation flight as part of new migration plan: The government of Chile's new President Jose Antonio Kast carried out its first ...
reuters.com/legal/government/chile-carries-out-first-deportation-flight-part-new-migration-plan-2026-04-16/
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Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of Chile José Antonio Kast: Prime Minister Carney congratulated President Kast on his inauguration last month ...
pm.gc.ca/en/news/readouts/2026/04/14/prime-minister-carney-speaks-president-chile-jose-antonio-kast
Kast’s Border Plan: 5-Meter Walls, Drones, and the Orbán Model: Chile's Kast plans 5-meter walls, 3-meter trenches, and facial recognition drones modeled on ...
riotimesonline.com/chile-kast-orban-meloni-immigration-model/
RNS Apr 06
Chile’s new President José Antonio Kast brings openly religious views to a changing countryreligionnews.com
Students from university and secondary school organizations marched through central Santiago to protest education policies under President Jose Antonio ... Show more
Milei meets Kast after failed arrest of Chilean ex-guerrilla: Argentina’s President hosts Chilean counterpart in Buenos Aires as ties deepen; Visit overshadowed ...
batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/milei-meets-kast-after-failed-arrest-of-chilean-ex-guerrilla.phtml
Kast's Chile axes plans to give papers to almost 200,000 migrants: President José Antonio Kast's government also announces it will reverse expropriation of ...
batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/kasts-chile-axes-plans-to-give-papers-to-almost-200000-migrants.phtml
Chile's president begins building border barrier less than week into term: José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1227k00eo
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José Antonio Kast appeared at the site along Chile's northern border with Peru on Monday to inspect the trench and chat to construction workers ... Show more
Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast kicked off his 'Border Shield' plan in the northern city of Arica, where machinery dug trenches along the border ... Show more
