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Chile Marks Sharp Turn to the Right as New Hardline President Vows Sweeping Reforms
Kast, Chile’s most right-wing president since 1990, won 60% of the vote and pledged to combat crime and illegal immigration with new border barriers and mass deportations.
- On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, José Antonio Kast was sworn in at the National Congress in Valparaíso, and his Cabinet, including José Francisco Pérez Mackenna, was sworn in, following the sash ceremony by Paulina Núñez.
- Kast's campaign emphasized tough-on-crime and immigration measures, winning about 60% of voters amid rising organized crime, drawing on a Trump-inspired platform.
- He quickly signed three decrees on immigration, called on the military to build border barriers, and ordered comprehensive audits of ministries while pledging more police firepower and troop deployments.
- Opponents warned that cabinet choices, including two lawyers who defended Pinochet and an evangelical anti-abortion women's minister, drew outcry, and a clash with outgoing President Boric over a submarine cable project clouded the transition.
- Kast's inauguration was attended by dozens of international figures, including Argentina's Javier Milei and Spain's King Felipe VI, with a dozen regional leaders traveling to Florida last week for Trump's coalition launch.
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The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, congratulated José Antonio Kast after he assumed the post of President of the Republic. Through a message published in Spanish on his social networks, Modi expressed his “warm congratulations to José Antonio Kast Rist for assuming the post of President of Chile.” On the occasion, Modi also mentioned that he hopes to “work closely with him to further strengthen the warm and friendly relations between In…
José Antonio Kast ran for president three times.
Chile's Kast takes office pledging security crackdown and migration curbs
Chile entered a new political phase as conservative leader José Antonio Kast formally assumed the presidency during a ceremony at the National Congress in Valparaíso, outlining an agenda focused on public security and stricter migration controls.
Elected with the highest score in the country's history, Chile's new strongman promises order, security and firm migration. As the former dictator Augusto Pinochet, José Antonio Kast opens a new era in Chilean political history.
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