US EditionChile Elects Pro-Life President José Antonio Kast
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On Tuesday afternoon, the militancy of the Frente Amplio (FA) received a letter. The emitter was the national directive, headed by Constance Martínez. And the issue: the presidential election on Sunday, in which José Antonio Kast prevailed as the next President of Chile and successor of Gabriel Boric.
"Thank you Chile. At work!" The conservative leader, favourite of the polls during the campaign, won with 58% of the vote, in the second round of the presidential elections on 14 December. Antonio Kast won the vote with a large lead over his communist competitor Jeannette Jara, who arrived second with 41% of the votes. Marking a turning point for this country largely disappointed by the left.A victory greeted by many right-wing leaders from all …
A candidate for the ultra-right, José Antonio Kast has just been elected President of Chile. The election of this claimed admirer of Augusto Pinochet comes fifty years after Milton Friedman's visit to Chile, turning the country into the laboratory of ultra-liberal counter-revolution. Already, at the time, the liberals' "freedom" was impelled by trampling on fundamental freedoms.
A recent study by Pulso Ciudadano analyzed the voter profile of José Antonio Kast and...
It is not a mystery that the world is going through a shift to the right and conservatism. From Trump in the United States to Milei in Argentina, to Meloni in Italy and Merz in Germany, in many recent elections the right-wing and ultra-right candidates have managed to mobilize a large number of voters. This weekend it was Chile’s turn, where the country had to decide between continuing the progressive line of President Gabriel Boric, represented…
Chile Elects Pro-Life President José Antonio Kast
José Antonio Kast, a conservative lawyer and practicing Catholic who supports “life from conception to natural death,” has been elected president of Chile. Kast defeated Communist Party candidate Jeannette Jara in a decisive runoff vote. With 99.97% of ballots counted, Kast secured 58% of the vote compared to Jara’s 42%, a margin of more than 2 million valid votes, according to election authorities. The result marks a significant shift away from…
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