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Chile President-elect calls for end to Maduro ‘dictatorship’: Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast calls for an end to Maduro's dictatorship ...
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Kast faces hard choices as Chile enters new era : Chile's hard-right president-elect José Antonio Kast will inherit a stalled economy ...
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Chile 2026: President Kast launches 100-day offensive against migration and crime
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Run-off election in Chile: right-wing conservative Kast wins: The right-wing politician José Antonio Kast has won the presidential election in Chile ...
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José-Antonio Kast wins in Chile: From a new beginning to a shift to the right: The far-right José-Antonio Kast becomes president of Chile. Just six years after ...
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Chile has elected the far-right José Antonio Kast as its next president.: As the son of an NSDAP member who emigrated to Chile and as an admirer of Pinochet ...
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José Antonio Kast becomes president - | Critics warn of illiberal democracy: The ultraconservative candidate wins the election with 58 percent ...
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Far-right candidate wins election in Chile: Kast now also poses challenges for Germany
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Security issues decide: German-born right-wing populist Kast wins presidential election in Chile
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Far-right Kast wins presidential election in Chile: The runoff election was clear: José Antonio Kast will be the next president of Chile ...
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OpinionRunoff election in Chile: Far-right José Antonio Kast becomes president: Chile elects the German-born José Antonio Kast as president. He is the son of a Nazi ...
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Chile elects far-right president on promise of migration crackdown: With over 95 percent of votes tallied, Kast garnered more than 58 percent ...
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REACTION: What José Antonio Kast's Victory Means for Chile: The right-wing former legislator won the presidency with a commanding 58% in the December 14 ...
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Chile’s Runoff Landslide Hands José Antonio Kast the Presidency: Key Points - José Antonio Kast won the presidency with 58.16%, defeating Jeannette Jara’s 41.84% ...
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Chile's new President Kast: Pious, far-right and an enemy of democracy: Successful election campaign: José Antonio Kast won around 58 percent of the vote in ...
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Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast elected Chile’s next president: The son of a Nazi party member and an admirer of Pinochet, Kast built his campaign on a ...
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Chile Is Set To Have Its Most Right-Wing Government In 35 Years: Chile’s ultra-conservative opposition candidate, José Antonio Kast, has secured a thumping ...
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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 ...
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Right-wing conservative Kast wins presidential election in Chile: A right-wing conservative of German descent has won the presidential election in Chile: José ...
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Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president: Many believe Kast will be the most right-wing president since Augusto Pinochet ...
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Chile elects Kast as president, deepening regional shift to law-and-order politics
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Hardliner with German roots: Far-right Kast triumphs in the presidential election in Chile
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Pro-Israel candidate Kast is new president of Chile | The Jerusalem Post: Son of a Nazi official, Kast will replace a Chilean administration led by Gabriel Boric ...
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Chile shifts sharply right as José Antonio Kast wins Presidency: José Antonio Kast, a far-right politician, who has praised Chile's dictatorship ...
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José Antonio Kast: Who is Chile's new, far-right president?: Son of a Wehrmacht soldier, a fan of the Pinochet dictatorship: Chile is getting a new president ...
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Far-right politician wins election in Chile: Kast now also poses challenges for Germany
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José Antonio Kast wins Chilean presidency on tough crime, immigration platform: Jose Antonio Kast defeats communist candidate Jeannette Jara after harnessing ...
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Rightward shift in Chile: German-born right-wing politician José Antonio Kast becomes president
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Paid articlePaywallChile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president: Many believe Kast will be the most right-wing president since Augusto Pinochet ...
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Kast’s Victory in Chile Is Another Win for Global Right-Wing Movement: José Antonio Kast, who was elected president on Sunday, is the latest conservative to rise ...
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Far-right José Antonio Kast wins Chile's presidential vote: Chile’s ultra-conservative opposition candidate, José Antonio Kast, has secured a thumping victory in ...
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Chile’s new far-right head is latest Latin American leader to ride hardline wave to power
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Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile's presidential election. Who is he?
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Chile elects José Antonio Kast: A clear shift to the right: Following the antisemitic attack in Australia, concern is also growing in Germany ...
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José Antonio Kast: German-born far-right politician becomes president in Chile: The candidate classified as far-right, José Antonio Kast, has won the ...
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Chile elects Kast as president in rightward shift: Chile has elected its most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy, with Jose Antonio Kast securing a ...
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Right-wing candidate Kast wins Chile presidential election: With about 80 percent of the votes counted, Jose Antonio Kast had 58 percent of the vote ...
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Chile: These are José Antonio Kast's plans for Chile's economy: The market-liberal orientation championed by Chile's new president, José Antonio Kast ...
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Far-right Kast wins Chile election in landslide: Chile elected its most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with arch-conservative Jose ...
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Chile election: Far-right Kast wins presidential runoff: Jeannette Jara of the ruling leftist coalition conceded defeat, saying "democracy spoke loud and ...
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Political shift: Rightward shift in Chile: Kast wins presidential election: Many people in Chile are worried about rising crime and irregular migration ...
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Chile elects most right-wing president in 35 years as Jose Antonio Kast sweeps polls
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Far-Right Candidate Jose Antonio Kast Wins Chile Presidential Election: With about 80 percent of the votes counted, Kast had 58 percent of the vote ...
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Top favorite admires Pinochet: Will Chile move to the right after the elections?: In Chile, the runoff election will decide the country's future course ...
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Chile elects Jose Antonio Kast as president in sharp rightward shift : José Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over ...
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Chile elects Jose Antonio Kast as president in sharp rightward shift: José Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over ...
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Kast vs Jara: Chile votes in polarising presidential run-off: Chileans gear up to cast their ballots in run-off election, with far-right candidate Jose Kast ...
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Jose Antonio Kast: Who is Chile's new ultra-conservative president?: The ultra-conservative former congressman Jose Antonio Kast has clinched a victory in ...
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Chile: Right-wing politician of German descent wins presidential election: Many people in Chile are worried about rising crime and irregular migration ...
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Rightward shift in Chile: Kast wins presidential election: Many people in Chile are worried about rising crime and irregular migration. A politician of German ...
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Chile votes in presidential race expected to steer country to the right: Chileans will vote in a runoff presidential election on Sunday that is likely mark the ...
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OpinionPresidential election in Chile: Chile faces a pivotal choice: The far-right Kast is the favorite going into the runoff election against the left-wing candidate ...
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Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president: Chile has elected the far-right wing José Antonio Kast to be its next president ...
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Chile votes in polarizing presidential runoff as far-right takes lead: Chile heads to a presidential runoff on Sunday, with far-right contender José Antonio Kast ...
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Far-right José Antonio Kast favored to win as Chile votes in presidential runoff: Trump-inspired former congressman expected to succeed Gabriel Boric but ...
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Chile elects Kast as president in sharp rightward shift: Chileans will vote in a runoff presidential election on Sunday that is expected to result in the South ...
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Hard-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile presidential election: Chilean voters elected the most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday ...
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Chile: José Kast: From Pinochet admirer to "President of all Chileans": The German-born right-wing politician José Antonio Kast won the presidential election in ...
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Chile prepares for presidential runoff vote expected to shift country rightwards: Runoff pits far-right Jose Antonio Kast against incumbent Jeannette Jara from ...
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Right-wing politician Kast wins presidential election in Chile: The German-born lawyer Kast promised a hard line on security and migration and prevailed ...
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Right-wing Kast defeats leftist rival to become Chile's president: José Antonio Kast won 58% of the vote, defeating communist candidate Jeannette Jara ...
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Chile Elects José Antonio Kast, Most Right-Wing President in a Generation: José Antonio Kast will be an ally of President Trump, vowing to build a border wall ...
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Paid articlePaywallJosé Antonio Kast new president in Chile - | He comes from Oberstaufen in the Allgäu
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Paid articlePaywallUltrarechter gewinnt Wahl in Chile: Kast stellt nun auch Deutschland vor Herausforderungen
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Rightward shift in Chile: Kast wins presidential election: Many people in Chile are worried about rising crime and irregular migration. A politician of German ...
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Many people in Chile are worried about rising crime and irregular migration. A politician of German descent promises to crack down hard ...
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Legal policy expert Kast wins presidential election in Chile: The German-born lawyer Kast promised a hard line on security and migration and prevailed ...
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OpinionIs Kast caste?: While Bolivia, Honduras and now Chile have all swung right in recent voting, Trump’s pet candidate in each nation had problems riding the crest ...
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Who is Jose Antonio Kast, Chile’s newly elected far-right leader?: The president-elect has vowed to tackle crime and tighten immigration policies.
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Chile holds an election that could deliver its most right-wing president since dictatorship
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Chile picks new president with far right candidate the front-runner: Chile picks new president with far right candidate the front-runner - Americas - The Jakarta ...
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A ‘fearful’ country? Crime concerns grip Chile ahead of presidential race: Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast and leftist leader Jeannette Jara have made ...
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Chile facing a rightward shift: José Antonio Kast leads ahead of the election despite Pinochet's past
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Chile to vote for president with hard-right Kast tipped to win: Leftist candidate Jeannette Jara and far-right leader José Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in ...
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A communist and a far-right candidate will compete for the presidency of Chile: Jeannette Jara, from the ruling party, obtained 26.8%, compared to 23 ...
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Key FactsCommunist and Far-Right Face Off in Chile Runoff
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- Jeannette Jara of the ruling party and José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party advanced to the December 14 runoff.
- Right-wing candidates collectively secured over 52% of votes, positioning Kast as the favorite in the second round.
- Mandatory voting was enforced for the first time, involving approximately 15.7 million Chilean voters.
- The election results reflect widespread public concern over transnational crime and political dissatisfaction.
Elections: Chile: Runoff election must decide the presidential race: In the first round, the candidate of the left-wing government is still holding her own ...
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Who is Jeannette Jara, the communist leading Chile’s presidential election?: Polls show Jara with strong support in the first round of voting ...
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A Communist, YouTuber or Pinochet fan? Chile's presidential candidates: Eight candidates are competing in Sunday's first round of voting for one of two ...
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Pining for Pinochet: how crime fanned nostalgia for Chile's dictator: As crime rates increase in Chile, public anxiety grows and demands for stronger security ...
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Chile’s far-right candidate says migrants must pay for their own deportation: Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast pledges migrants will cover their own ...
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Chile constitution: Far-right party biggest in new assembly: A far-right party comes first in a vote to choose those tasked with drawing up a new constitution.
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Key FactsChile's Far-Right Wins Constitutional Council Elections
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- José Antonio Kast's Republican Party will have the final say on a new Constitution after securing a rightist majority on the 50-seat body.
- Gabriel Boric's left did not achieve enough support to gain power of veto.
- The far-right Republican Party (PLR) scored a resounding triumph at the polls, winning 22 seats on the council.
- With over three-fifths of the council, the political right can propose, approve, and modify constitutional norms.
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