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Who is Chile's Hard Right New President?
Fronts Staff • December 18, 2025
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About this briefing
Chile elects its most hard-right president in decades. From Pinochet ties to crime fears and compulsory voting, explore who José Antonio Kast is—and why Chile’s politics just shifted dramatically.
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- 01Congress IF10880
- 02Boz Chile Notes On Kasts Election December
- 03Sciencespo
- 04Npr Chile Election Kast Jara
- 05Theconversation Chile Elects Most Right Wing Leader Since Pinochet In Line With Regional Drift Domestic Tendency To Punish Incumbents
- 06Theguardian Jose Antonio Kast Wins Election Chile President
- 07Aljazeera Far Right Candidate Jose Antonio Kast Wins Chiles Presidential Election
- 08Reuters Chile Votes Presidential Race Expected Lurch Country Right 2025 12 14
- 09Americasquarterly Reaction What Jose Antonio Kasts Victory Means For Chile
- 10Politico Conservatives Victory In Chile Suggests A Hard Right Pro Trump Surge
- 11Latinoamerica21 Chilean Presidential Runoff History Repeat Or Reinvent
- 12Bloomberg Chile Mandatory Vote Aids Conservative But Risks Creating Upset
- 13Nytimes Chile Election Kast Pinochet
- 14Lemonde The Victorious Chilean Far Right S Duties 6748552 23